Where does “жига” come from?
жига (Russian) comes from Russian зажигалка, from Russian -лка, from Ukrainian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
жига (Russian): gigue
Definitions
- gigue
Ancestry of “жига”, step by step
жига traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian зажигалка
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | зажигалка | lighter (fire making device) |
| 2 | Russian | -лка | -er |
| 3 | Ukrainian | -ка | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ъka | Denominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
via Italian giga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | giga | gigue; jig |