Where does “журналістка” come from?
журналістка (Belarusian) comes from Ukrainian журналіст, from Russian журна́л, from French journal, from Old French journal, from Latin diurnālis, from Latin diurnus, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm — to be bright; sky, heaven.
журналістка (Belarusian): journalist
Ancestry of “журналістка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ukrainian | журналіст | journalist |
| 2 | Russian | журна́л | — |
| 3 | French | journal | That is relative to each day; journal; diary,... |
| 4 | Old French | journal | daily |
| 5 | Latin | diurnālis | — |
| 6 | Latin | diurnus | of the day; daily; day |
| 7 | Latin | diēs | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |