Where does “каза́рма” come from?
каза́рма (Russian) comes from Polish kazarma, from German Kaserne, from Italian caserma, from French caserne, from Old Occitan cazerna, from Vulgar Latin quaderna, from Latin quaterni, from Latin quater — and.
каза́рма (Russian): barrack, barracks
Definitions
- barrack, barracks
Ancestry of “каза́рма”, step by step
каза́рма traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish kazarma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | kazarma | barracks |
| 2 | German | Kaserne | barracks |
| 3 | Italian | caserma | barracks |
| 4 | French | caserne | barracks |
| 5 | Old Occitan | cazerna | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | quaderna | — |
| 7 | Latin | quaterni | four each; four at a time |
| 8 | Latin | quater | four times |
| 9 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 10 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 11 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 12 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via German Kasarme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kasarme | — |