Where does “генерал мајор” come from?
генерал мајор (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian генерал, from German general, from French général, from Old French general, from Latin generalis, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
генерал мајор (Macedonian): major general
Ancestry of “генерал мајор”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Macedonian | генерал | general |
| 2 | German | general | — |
| 3 | French | général | general; general, usual |
| 4 | Old French | general | general |
| 5 | Latin | generalis | general, generic |
| 6 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |