Where does “каторжник” come from?

каторжник (Russian) comes from Russian ка́торга, from Byzantine Greek κάτεργον, from Ancient Greek κάτεργος.

каторжник (Russian): convict sentenced to hard labor in a penal colony

Definitions

  1. convict sentenced to hard labor in a penal colony

Ancestry of “каторжник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianка́торгаpenal servitude
2Byzantine Greekκάτεργονgalley; penal labor
3Ancient Greekκάτεργος—
Every word from Ancient Greek κάτεργος →Every word from Byzantine Greek κάτεργον →Every word from Russian ка́торга →