Where does “սալֆետկա” come from?
սալֆետկա (Armenian) comes from Russian салфе́тка, from German Salvette, from Italian salvietta, from French serviette, from French servir, from German servieren, from Italian servire, from Spanish servir — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
սալֆետկա (Armenian): napkin, serviette
Definitions
- napkin, serviette
Ancestry of “սալֆետկա”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | салфе́тка | napkin, serviette |
| 2 | German | Salvette | — |
| 3 | Italian | salvietta | serviette, napkin |
| 4 | French | serviette | towel; napkin; briefcase |
| 5 | French | servir | to serve; to be used for; to be useful for... |
| 6 | German | servieren | to serve (food); to wait (at table) |
| 7 | Italian | servire | to serve; to need; to plate |
| 8 | Spanish | servir | to serve; to be of use, to be good for; to help... |
| 9 | Latin | serviō | to be a slave to; to serve |
| 10 | Latin | servus | a servant; a serf; a slave |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | serwos | guardian |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ser-wo-s | guardian |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |