Where does “арбалетші” come from?
арбалетші (Kazakh) comes from Russian арбалет, from French arbalète, from Old French arbaleste, from Latin arcuballista, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.
арбалетші (Kazakh): crossbowman
Definitions
- crossbowman
Ancestry of “арбалетші”, step by step
арбалетші traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian арбалет
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | арбалет | crossbow (mechanized weapon based on the bow), ballista |
| 2 | French | arbalète | crossbow; T-bar; Jacob's staff |
| 3 | Old French | arbaleste | arbalest |
| 4 | Latin | arcuballista | Probably a crossbow, or possibly a... |
| 5 | Latin | arcus | arc, arch; bow; rainbow |
| 6 | Latin | solium | seat, chair; throne, chair of state, official... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sodyom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |
via Kazakh ші
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakh | ші | — |