Where does “салдат” come from?
салдат (Belarusian) comes from Russian солда́т, from French soldat, from Middle French soldat, from Italian soldato, from Italian soldare, from Italian soldo, from Italian saldare, from Italian saldo — whole.
салдат (Belarusian): soldier
Definitions
- soldier
Ancestry of “салдат”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | солда́т | soldier |
| 2 | French | soldat | soldier |
| 3 | Middle French | soldat | soldier |
| 4 | Italian | soldato | soldier |
| 5 | Italian | soldare | to pay a soldier or military member |
| 6 | Italian | soldo | penny, cent; money |
| 7 | Italian | saldare | to solder, weld; to join; to put together; to... |
| 8 | Italian | saldo | firm, steady; sound; settlement, payment |
| 9 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |