Where does “да́мка” come from?
да́мка (Russian) comes from Russian да́ма, from French dame, from Old French dame, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos — to build; to arrange, to put together.
да́мка (Russian): the king in checkers/draughts
Definitions
- the king in checkers/draughts
Ancestry of “да́мка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | да́ма | lady, queen |
| 2 | French | dame | A lady; A polite form of address for a woman;... |
| 3 | Old French | dame | lady; woman |
| 4 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 5 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 6 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 7 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |
Words derived from “да́мка”