Where does “винокурня” come from?
винокурня (Russian) comes from Russian виноку́р, from Russian вино́, from Old East Slavic вино, from Proto-Slavic vino, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
винокурня (Russian): distillery
Definitions
- distillery
Ancestry of “винокурня”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | виноку́р | distiller person who distills, especially alcoholic spirits or hard liquor by a process of distillation |
| 2 | Russian | вино́ | wine |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | вино | grape |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | vino | wine |
| 5 | Latin | vīnum | wine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wīnom | wine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyh₁nom | wine; vine, wine |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |