Where does “скелет” come from?
скелет (Bulgarian) comes from French squelette, from Greek σκελετός, from Ancient Greek σκελετός, from Ancient Greek σκελλώ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelh₁- — to parch, wither.
скелет (Bulgarian): framework
Definitions
- framework
Ancestry of “скелет”, step by step
скелет traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French squelette
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | squelette | skeleton |
| 2 | Greek | σκελετός | skeleton; bicycle frame |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκελετός | dried up, withered; dried body, mummy; skeleton |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκελλώ | to dry, dry up, to make dry, to parch; dry, dry... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelh₁- | to parch, wither |
via German Skelett
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Skelett | skeleton |
via Russian скелет
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | скелет | skeleton |