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Where does “Stalinization” come from?

Stalinization (English) comes from English Stalin, from Russian Ста́лин, from Russian сталь, from Dutch staal, from Middle Dutch stael, from Old French estal, from Middle Dutch stal, from Old Dutch stāl — to stand.

Stalinization (English): The process of Stalinizing

Definitions

  1. The process of Stalinizing

Ancestry of “Stalinization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishStalin—
2RussianСта́линStalin
3Russianстальsteel
4Dutchstaalsteel; sample
5Middle Dutchstael—
6Old Frenchestalposition, place, site; stall, stable
7Middle Dutchstalstanding; market stall; stable
8Old Dutchstāl—
9Old Dutchstahal—
10Proto-Germanicstahląsteel
11Proto-Germanicstah-—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanstāk-stand, pole
13Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
14Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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