Where does “շպիլկա” come from?
շպիլկա (Armenian) comes from Russian шпи́лька, from Russian шпиль, from German Spill, from Middle Low German spille, from German spinnila, from Proto-West Germanic spinnilu, from Proto-West Germanic spinnan, from Proto-Germanic spinnaną — to twist; to weave.
շպիլկա (Armenian): hairpin
Definitions
- hairpin
Ancestry of “շպիլկա”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | шпи́лька | hairpin |
| 2 | Russian | шпиль | spire, steeple, spike |
| 3 | German | Spill | capstan |
| 4 | Middle Low German | spille | — |
| 5 | German | spinnila | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | spinnilu | spindle |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | spinnan | to spin |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | spinnaną | to spin |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénh₁-ne- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)penh₁- | to twist; to weave |