Where does “коньячок” come from?
коньячок (Russian) comes from Russian конья́к, from French Cognac, from Occitan Conhac, from Medieval Latin Comniacum, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ḱos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
коньячок (Russian): brandy, cognac
Ancestry of “коньячок”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | конья́к | — |
| 2 | French | Cognac | a city in France |
| 3 | Occitan | Conhac | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | Comniacum | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | -ākos | Forms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂ḱos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |