Where does “Ataman” come from?
Ataman (German) comes from Russian атама́н, from German Hauptmann, from German houbetman, from Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Ataman (German): ataman, hetman
Ancestry of “Ataman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | атама́н | ataman |
| 2 | German | Hauptmann | captain |
| 3 | German | houbetman | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | man | man |
| 5 | Old High German | man | man |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |