Where does “ֆոլգա” come from?
ֆոլգա (Armenian) comes from Russian фольга, from Polish folia, from German Folie, from Vulgar Latin folia, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-.
ֆոլգա (Armenian): foil thin sheet of metal
Definitions
- foil thin sheet of metal
Ancestry of “ֆոլգա”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | фольга | foil |
| 2 | Polish | folia | plastic film, especially the kinds used to make... |
| 3 | German | Folie | foil, metal film; plastic wrap, cling film;... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | folia | — |
| 5 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |