Where does “скиф” come from?
скиф (Kazakh) comes from Russian скиф, from English skiff, from Middle English skif, from Middle French esquif, from Old Italian schifo, from Lombardic skif, from Proto-Germanic skipą, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
скиф (Kazakh): Scyth, Scythian
Definitions
- Scyth, Scythian
Ancestry of “скиф”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | скиф | Scyth, Scythian |
| 2 | English | skiff | A small flat-bottomed open boat with a pointed... |
| 3 | Middle English | skif | — |
| 4 | Middle French | esquif | — |
| 5 | Old Italian | schifo | small boat |
| 6 | Lombardic | skif | boat |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skipą | ship; hollow object |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |