Where does “generálporučík” come from?

generálporučík (Czech) comes from Czech poručík, from Czech poručit, from Czech ručit, from Czech ruka, from Old Czech ruka, from Proto-Slavic rǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk- — to turn, to bend.

generálporučík (Czech): lieutenant general

Definitions

  1. lieutenant general

Ancestry of “generálporučík”, step by step

generálporučík traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech poručík

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechporučíklieutenant
2Czechporučitto order, to command
3Czechručitto guarantee
4Czechrukahand
5Old Czechrukahand
6Proto-Slavicrǫkahand; arm
7Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
9Latvianwer-to turn, to bend

via Czech generál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechgenerálgeneral (military)
2Latingeneralisgeneral, generic
3Latingenusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,...
4Proto-Italicgenoslineage, origin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Latvian wer-