Where does “ekipaj” come from?
ekipaj (Crimean Tatar) comes from Russian экипаж, from French équipage, from French équiper, from Middle French esquiper, from Old French esquiper, from Old Norse skipa, from Proto-Germanic skipōną, from Proto-Germanic skipą — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
ekipaj (Crimean Tatar): crew
Definitions
- crew
Ancestry of “ekipaj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | экипаж | crew; carriage |
| 2 | French | équipage | horse and carriage; crew; equipment |
| 3 | French | équiper | to supply; to equip |
| 4 | Middle French | esquiper | to equip |
| 5 | Old French | esquiper | to embark |
| 6 | Old Norse | skipa | to arrange, to place in order, to draw up; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skipōną | to arrange, set up; to ship, embark |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skipą | ship; hollow object |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |