Where does “бронеавтомобиль” come from?
бронеавтомобиль (Russian) comes from German Panzerwagen, from German wägen, from Middle High German wāgen, from Middle High German wāge, from Middle Low German wāge, from Old Saxon wag, from Proto-West Germanic wāg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz — to bring; to transport.
бронеавтомобиль (Russian): armored car
Definitions
- armored car
Ancestry of “бронеавтомобиль”, step by step
бронеавтомобиль traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Panzerwagen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Panzerwagen | armoured car |
| 2 | German | wägen | to weigh something |
| 3 | Middle High German | wāgen | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | wāge | wave; scale |
| 5 | Middle Low German | wāge | wave |
| 6 | Old Saxon | wag | wave |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wāg | wave |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wēgaz | wave; sea |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |
via Russian автомоби́ль
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | автомоби́ль | car, automobile, motorcar |
| 2 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 3 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |