Where does “известняк” come from?

известняк (Russian) comes from Russian и́звесть, from Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

известняк (Russian): limestone, chalkstone

Definitions

  1. limestone, chalkstone

Ancestry of “известняк”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianи́звестьlime
2Ancient Greekἄσβεστοςunquenchable, inextinguishable; endless,...
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →