Where does “альбатрос” come from?
альбатрос (Kazakh) comes from Russian альбатро́с, from French albatros, from English albatross, from Spanish alcatraz, from Arabic قرطاس, from Arabic قِرْطَاس, from Aramaic קַרְטֵיסָא, from Ancient Greek χάρτης — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
альбатрос (Kazakh): albatross
Definitions
- albatross
Ancestry of “альбатрос”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | альбатро́с | albatross |
| 2 | French | albatros | albatross |
| 3 | English | albatross | Any of various large seabirds of the family... |
| 4 | Spanish | alcatraz | gannet; roll of paper, paper cone, cornet; arum |
| 5 | Arabic | قرطاس | paper, page; book, scroll, parchment; papyrus |
| 6 | Arabic | قِرْطَاس | paper, page |
| 7 | Aramaic | קַרְטֵיסָא | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |