Where does “arshin” come from?
arshin (English) comes from Russian арши́н, from Old French arsun, from Latin ardeo, from Proto-Italic āzidēō.
arshin (English): An obsolete Russian length unit, equal to 71.12...
Definitions
- An obsolete Russian length unit, equal to 71.12...
Ancestry of “arshin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | арши́н | — |
| 2 | Old French | arsun | burning; fire; arson; sunburn |
| 3 | Latin | ardeo | to burn; to glow; to glisten with a feature,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | āzidēō | — |