Where does “ланцуг” come from?
ланцуг (Belarusian) comes from Polish łańcuch, from Old Czech lancúch, from Middle High German lanne, from Old High German lanna, from Vulgar Latin lanna, from Latin lāmina, from Latin laminam — accusative singular of lāmina.
ланцуг (Belarusian): chain
Ancestry of “ланцуг”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | łańcuch | chain; string |
| 2 | Old Czech | lancúch | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | lanne | chain |
| 4 | Old High German | lanna | metal sheet, platelet; chain |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | lanna | — |
| 6 | Latin | lāmina | — |
| 7 | Latin | laminam | accusative singular of lāmina |