Where does “Роскомнадзо́р” come from?
Роскомнадзо́р (Russian) comes from Russian Росси́я, from Greek Ῥωσία, from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci, from Old Swedish roþs-, from Old Norse róðr, from Proto-Germanic rōþrą — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
Роскомнадзо́р (Russian): Roskomnadzor: The Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media: a Russian federal executive body responsible for censorship in media and telecommunications
Definitions
- Roskomnadzor: The Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media: a Russian federal executive body responsible for censorship in media and telecommunications
Ancestry of “Роскомнадзо́р”, step by step
Роскомнадзо́р traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian Росси́я
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Росси́я | Russia |
| 2 | Greek | Ῥωσία | — |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | Русь | Rus; Ruthenia |
| 4 | Finnish | ruotsi | Swedish |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | *roocci | Swede originally anyone from Roslagen |
| 6 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 7 | Old Norse | róðr | rowing |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |
via Russian надзо́р
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | надзо́р | supervision |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | nadъzorъ | supervision, oversight |
via Russian коммуника́ции
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | коммуника́ции | — |