Where does “laborantka” come from?
laborantka (Lower Sorbian) comes from Czech laborant, from Latin lābor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb, from Proto-Uralic luwe, from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás — fox.
laborantka (Lower Sorbian): female laboratory technician
Definitions
- female laboratory technician
Ancestry of “laborantka”, step by step
laborantka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech laborant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | laborant | laboratory technician |
| 2 | Latin | lābor | work |
| 3 | Old Latin | labos | — |
| 4 | Romanian | labă | palm; paw |
| 5 | Hungarian | láb | leg; foot; support, stand |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |
via Lower Sorbian laborant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lower Sorbian | laborant | laboratory technician |