Where does “камуфляж” come from?
камуфляж (Kazakh) comes from Russian камуфля́ж, from French camouflage, from French camoufler, from French camouflet, from Italian camuffare, from Italian muffare, from Medieval Latin muffula, from Frankish molfell — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
камуфляж (Kazakh): camouflage
Ancestry of “камуфляж”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | камуфля́ж | — |
| 2 | French | camouflage | camouflage |
| 3 | French | camoufler | to camouflage |
| 4 | French | camouflet | snub, affront; camouflet |
| 5 | Italian | camuffare | To disguise; To hide |
| 6 | Italian | muffare | to become mouldy |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | muffula | a muff; muff |
| 8 | Frankish | molfell | soft garment made of hide |
| 9 | Middle High German | mol | — |
| 10 | Old High German | mol | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | mulô | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | molh₂-o- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |