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Where does “келнерка” come from?

келнерка (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian келнер, from German Kellner, from Middle High German kelnære, from Old High German kelnere, from Medieval Latin cellenarius, from Latin cellārium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um.

келнерка (Bulgarian): waitress

Definitions

  1. waitress

Ancestry of “келнерка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianкелнерwaiter
2GermanKellnerwaiter
3Middle High Germankelnære—
4Old High Germankelnere—
5Medieval Latincellenariuscellar administrator; cellarman
6Latincellārium—
7Latin-ārium—
8Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
9Proto-Italic*-om—
10Proto-Indo-European*-oHom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom →