Where does “помнік” come from?
помнік (Belarusian) comes from Polish pomnik, from Polish pomny, from Polish -ny, from Latin temporālis, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
помнік (Belarusian): monument, memorial structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons
Definitions
- monument, memorial structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons
Ancestry of “помнік”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | pomnik | monument; commemoration |
| 2 | Polish | pomny | mindful |
| 3 | Polish | -ny | Forms masculine adjectives |
| 4 | Latin | temporālis | of or belonging to time, lasting but for a time, temporary, temporal |
| 5 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |