Where does “ֆիլմ” come from?

ֆիլմ (Armenian) comes from Russian фильм, from English film, from Middle English filme, from Old English filmen, from Proto-West Germanic *filmīn-, from Proto-Germanic *filmīn-.

ֆիլմ (Armenian): film; motion picture, movie

Definitions

  1. film; motion picture, movie

Ancestry of “ֆիլմ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianфильмfilm, movie
2EnglishfilmA thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a...
3Middle Englishfilmefilm, membrane
4Old Englishfilmenmembrane; caul; foreskin
5Proto-West Germanic*filmīn-—
6Proto-Germanic*filmīn-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *filmīn- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *filmīn- →Every word from Old English filmen →