Where does “бортпроводник” come from?
бортпроводник (Russian) comes from Russian проводни́к, from Russian прово́д, from Russian проводи́ть, from Russian про́-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró — passed , crossed.
бортпроводник (Russian): flight attendant
Definitions
- flight attendant
Ancestry of “бортпроводник”, step by step
бортпроводник traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian проводни́к
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | проводни́к | guide (person) |
| 2 | Russian | прово́д | wire, lead, conductor |
| 3 | Russian | проводи́ть | to escort, to accompany |
| 4 | Russian | про́- | through, past describing an action of passing through a space or an object |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | pro- | pro-, for-, through |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | *pro | for |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *pra | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Russian борт
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | борт | board, side; aircraft, flight; breast |
| 2 | Dutch | boord | border, boundary; shore, bank; collar |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | boorde | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | bordo | — |
| 5 | Frankish | bord | plank, board; side of a ship or vessel; board,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | burdą | board, plank; table |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |