Where does “вахмистр” come from?

вахмистр (Russian) comes from Polish wachmistrz, from German Wachtmeister, from German meister, from Middle High German meister, from Old High German meistar, from Vulgar Latin maester, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros — big, great.

вахмистр (Russian): wachtmeister a non-commissioned officer (NCO)

Definitions

  1. wachtmeister a non-commissioned officer (NCO)

Ancestry of “вахмистр”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwachmistrzformer rank of sergeant in the Polish cavalry
2GermanWachtmeistermaster sentinel a rank of NCO in the cavalry, equivalent to a feldwebel
3Germanmeistermaster
4Middle High Germanmeistermaster
5Old High Germanmeistar
6Vulgar Latinmaester
7Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
8Proto-Italicmagisterosbigger, greater
9Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros
10Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂sEvery word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isterosEvery word from Proto-Italic magisteros