Where does “гранатомёт” come from?
гранатомёт (Russian) comes from Russian грана́та, from Italian granata, from Latin grānum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
гранатомёт (Russian): grenade launcher
Definitions
- grenade launcher
Ancestry of “гранатомёт”, step by step
гранатомёт traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian грана́та
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | грана́та | grenade |
| 2 | Italian | granata | grenade, hand grenade; pomegranate; member or... |
| 3 | Latin | grānum | grain, seed, small kernel |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | grānom | grain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
via Russian мета́ть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | мета́ть | to [[thro; to baste, to tack; to throw, to cast |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | метати | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | metàti | to throw |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | met- | to cut (by measure) (with an inherent sense of by measurement or time: "to cut down" > "to mow"; "to cut into" > "plow") |
via Ukrainian мета́ти
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | мета́ти | to throw, to cast, to lob, to fling |