Where does “акробатщина” come from?
акробатщина (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian акроба́т, from German Akrobat, from French acrobate, from Ancient Greek ἀκροβάτης, from Ancient Greek βαίνω, from Proto-Hellenic gʷəňňō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
акробатщина (Bulgarian): an instance of (mental) gymnastics, political antagonism, etc
Definitions
- an instance of (mental) gymnastics, political antagonism, etc
Ancestry of “акробатщина”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | акроба́т | male acrobat, male tumbler |
| 2 | German | Akrobat | acrobat |
| 3 | French | acrobate | acrobat |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀκροβάτης | acrobat |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βαίνω | to go, step, move on foot; to mount; to depart,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷəňňō | to go, to step |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥yéti | to come |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |