Where does “kulkosvaidininkas” come from?
kulkosvaidininkas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian kulkósvaidis, from Russian пулемёт, from Russian мета́ть, from Old East Slavic метати, from Proto-Slavic metàti, from Proto-Indo-European met- — to cut (by measure) (with an inherent sense of by measurement or time: "to cut down" > "to mow"; "to cut into" > "plow").
kulkosvaidininkas (Lithuanian): machine-gunner
Definitions
- machine-gunner
Ancestry of “kulkosvaidininkas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | kulkósvaidis | machine gun |
| 2 | Russian | пулемёт | machine gun |
| 3 | Russian | мета́ть | to [[thro; to baste, to tack; to throw, to cast |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | метати | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | metàti | to throw |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | met- | to cut (by measure) (with an inherent sense of by measurement or time: "to cut down" > "to mow"; "to cut into" > "plow") |