Where does “страѳокамиль” come from?
страѳокамиль (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Ancient Greek στρουθοκάμηλος, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος, from Proto-Semitic gamal-.
страѳокамиль (Old Church Slavonic): ostrich (Struthio camelus)
Definitions
- ostrich (Struthio camelus)
Ancestry of “страѳокамиль”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | στρουθοκάμηλος | ostrich (Struthio camelus) |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κάμηλος | camel |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | gamal- | — |