Where does “kindralmajor” come from?
kindralmajor (Estonian) comes from Estonian major, from German Major, from Spanish mayor, from Latin māior, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
kindralmajor (Estonian): major general
Ancestry of “kindralmajor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | major | major |
| 2 | German | Major | major |
| 3 | Spanish | mayor | comparative degree of grande: bigger; comparative... |
| 4 | Latin | māior | — |
| 5 | Latin | magnus | large, big; great; important |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |