Where does “эльф” come from?

эльф (Kazakh) comes from Russian эльф, from English elf, from Middle English elf, from Old English ielf, from Proto-West Germanic albi, from Proto-Germanic albī, from Latin Albis, from Latin Albeus.

эльф (Kazakh): elf

Definitions

  1. elf

Ancestry of “эльф”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianэльфelf
2EnglishelfA luminous spirit presiding over nature and...
3Middle Englishelfelf, fairy; spirit, shade
4Old Englishielfelf
5Proto-West Germanicalbielf, fairy
6Proto-Germanicalbīriver
7LatinAlbis
8LatinAlbeus
Every word from Latin Albeus