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

  1. An obsolete Russian length unit, equal to 71.12...

Ancestry of “arshin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianарши́нarshin
2Old Frencharsunburning; fire; arson; sunburn
3Latinardeoto burn; to glow; to glisten with a feature,...
4Proto-Italicāzidēō—
Every word from Proto-Italic āzidēō →Every word from Latin ardeo →Every word from Old French arsun →
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