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Where does “га́лстук” come from?

га́лстук (Russian) comes from German Halstuch, from German Hals, from Middle High German hals, from Old High German hals, from Proto-West Germanic hals, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

Ancestry of “га́лстук”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHalstuchneckerchief
2GermanHalsneck; throat
3Middle High Germanhals—
4Old High Germanhalsneck
5Proto-West Germanichalsneck, throat
6Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
7Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—

Words derived from “га́лстук”

  • galstukku
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →