Where does “керосинка” come from?

керосинка (Russian) comes from Russian кероси́н, from English kerosene, from English -ene, from French -ène, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

керосинка (Russian): oil-stove, kerosene stove

Definitions

  1. oil-stove, kerosene stove

Ancestry of “керосинка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкероси́нkerosene
2EnglishkeroseneA petroleum-based thin and colorless fuel
3English-eneAn unsaturated hydrocarbon having at least one...
4French-ène-ene
5Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
6Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from English -ene →Every word from Ancient Greek -ηνός →