Where does “интернет-сайт” come from?
интернет-сайт (Russian) comes from Russian интерне́т, from English internet, from English internetwork, from English network, from English work, from English lacquerwork, from English lacquer, from French lacque — perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign.
интернет-сайт (Russian): website
Ancestry of “интернет-сайт”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | интерне́т | internet |
| 2 | English | internet | Any set of computer networks that communicate... |
| 3 | English | internetwork | A network of networks; To set up as a network of... |
| 4 | English | network | A fabric or structure of fibrous elements... |
| 5 | English | work | "Employment."; "Effort."; Sustained effort to... |
| 6 | English | lacquerwork | Artistic or decorative work made with lacquer |
| 7 | English | lacquer | A glossy, resinous material used as a surface... |
| 8 | French | lacque | a sort of sealing wax |
| 9 | Portuguese | laca | lake; lac |
| 10 | Persian | لاک | — |
| 11 | Urdu | لاکھ | lakh, lac |
| 12 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 | — |
| 13 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 14 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |