Where does “վասալ” come from?
վասալ (Armenian) comes from Russian васса́л, from French vassal, from Middle French vassal, from Old French vassal, from Medieval Latin vassallus, from Latin vassus, from Gaulish wassos, from Proto-Celtic wāstos — to leave, abandon, give out.
վասալ (Armenian): vassal
Definitions
- vassal
Ancestry of “վասալ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | васса́л | vassal |
| 2 | French | vassal | vassal; a vassal |
| 3 | Middle French | vassal | vassal |
| 4 | Old French | vassal | vassal |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | vassallus | manservant, domestic, retainer |
| 6 | Latin | vassus | vassal of vassals; servant |
| 7 | Gaulish | wassos | young man, squire |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | wāstos | empty |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |