Where does “извёстка” come from?

извёстка (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.

извёстка (Russian): lime mortar; lime; lime-based whitewash

Definitions

  1. lime mortar; lime; lime-based whitewash

Ancestry of “извёстка”, 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

Words derived from “извёстка

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-