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Where does “алма́з” come from?

алма́з (Russian) comes from Tatar алмаз, from Persian الماس, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

алма́з (Russian): diamond

Definitions

  1. diamond

Ancestry of “алма́з”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tatarалмаз—
2Persianالماسdiamond
3Ancient Greekἀδάμαςadamant, the hardest metal; a hard metal...
4Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
5Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “алма́з”

  • almas
  • алмазный
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