Where does “շպրից” come from?
շպրից (Armenian) comes from Russian шприц, from German Spritze, from German spritzen, from Middle High German sprützen, from Proto-Germanic *sprittōną — to disperse.
շպրից (Armenian): syringe
Definitions
- syringe
Ancestry of “շպրից”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | шприц | syringe |
| 2 | German | Spritze | syringe; injection |
| 3 | German | spritzen | to spurt, to squirt; to inject |
| 4 | Middle High German | sprützen | to squirt |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *sprittōną | to disperse |