Where does “коробейник” come from?
коробейник (Russian) comes from Russian ко́роб, from Old East Slavic коробъ, from Proto-Slavic korbъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
коробейник (Russian): peddler, hawker
Ancestry of “коробейник”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | ко́роб | basket |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | коробъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | korbъ | basket |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kerbʰ- | to turn, curve; to turn , wind; to turn around,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |