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Where does “валторна” come from?

валторна (Russian) comes from Polish waltornia, from German Waldhorn, from German horn, from Middle High German horn, from Old High German horn, from Proto-West Germanic horn, from Proto-Germanic hurną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.

Ancestry of “валторна”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishwaltorniaFrench horn
2GermanWaldhornFrench horn; hunting horn
3Germanhorn—
4Middle High Germanhorn—
5Old High Germanhornhorn
6Proto-West Germanichornhorn
7Proto-Germanichurnąhorn
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
10Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “валторна”

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