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Where does “карточка” come from?

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

Ancestry of “карточка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianка́ртаplaying card; card
2Polishkartacard; playing card; debit card, credit card
3Germankarte—
4Middle High Germankarte—
5Old FrenchcarteAlternative form of chartre
6Latinchartapapyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map
7Frenchcartela cartel
8Italiancartellosign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road...
9Italiancartapaper; map; menu
10Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
11Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
12Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
13Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “карточка”

  • фотокарточка
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