Where does “politrukki” come from?
politrukki (Finnish) comes from Russian политру́к, from Russian полити́ческий, from Russian поли́тика, from German Politik, from French politique, from Latin polīticus, from Swedish politisk, from Swedish politik — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
politrukki (Finnish): politruk
Definitions
- politruk
Ancestry of “politrukki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | политру́к | political commissar; politruk |
| 2 | Russian | полити́ческий | political |
| 3 | Russian | поли́тика | politics |
| 4 | German | Politik | politics |
| 5 | French | politique | political; politics; policy |
| 6 | Latin | polīticus | political, civil, of the state, relating to civil polity |
| 7 | Swedish | politisk | political, having to do with politics |
| 8 | Swedish | politik | politics |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πολιτικός | civic, constitutional, public; social |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |