Where does “bismari” come from?
bismari (Old Norse) comes from Old East Slavic безмѣнъ, from Arabic وَزْنَة, from Arabic وَزْن — weight.
Ancestry of “bismari”, step by step
bismari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old East Slavic безмѣнъ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | безмѣнъ | stilyard |
| 2 | Arabic | وَزْنَة | — |
| 3 | Arabic | وَزْن | weight |
via Middle Low German besemer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | besemer | — |