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Where does “колго́тки” come from?

колго́тки (Russian) comes from Czech kalhotky, from Latin caliga, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Ancestry of “колго́тки”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkalhotkypanties , knickers; Diminutive of kalhoty
2LatincaligaLeather shoe or boot; second-person singular...
3Latin-ularegō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;...
4Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
5Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
6Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “колго́тки”

  • կոլգոտկա
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