Where does “крупнокалиберный” come from?
крупнокалиберный (Russian) comes from Russian кру́пный, from Proto-Slavic krupьnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kraupinas, from Proto-Indo-European krewp-, from Proto-Indo-European krew- — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.
крупнокалиберный (Russian): large-calibre
Definitions
- large-calibre
Ancestry of “крупнокалиберный”, step by step
крупнокалиберный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian кру́пный
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | кру́пный | coarse, coarse-grained |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | krupьnъ | coarse |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kraupinas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | krewp- | scab, crust; to become encrusted |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krew- | to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise |
via Russian кали́бр
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | кали́бр | calibre (diameter of the bore of a firearm) |