Where does “кандидатка” come from?
кандидатка (Bulgarian) comes from Russian кандида́т, from Polish kandydat, from German Kandidat, from Latin candidātus, from Latin candidus, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.
Ancestry of “кандидатка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | кандида́т | candidate (person running in an election) |
| 2 | Polish | kandydat | candidate |
| 3 | German | Kandidat | candidate |
| 4 | Latin | candidātus | dressed in white |
| 5 | Latin | candidus | shining white; clear, bright; fair, beautiful |
| 6 | Latin | candeō | to be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kandēō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kand- | to shine, glow |