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Where does “карта” come from?

карта (Russian) comes from Polish karta, from German karte, from Middle High German karte, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

карта (Russian): playing card; card

Definitions

  1. playing card; card

Ancestry of “карта”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkartacard; playing card; debit card, credit card
2Germankarte—
3Middle High Germankarte—
4Old FrenchcarteAlternative form of chartre
5Latinchartapapyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map
6Frenchcartela cartel
7Italiancartellosign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road...
8Italiancartapaper; map; menu
9Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
10Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
11Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
12Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “карта”

  • карточный
  • карточка
  • կարտ
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