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Where does “матросский” come from?

матросский (Russian) comes from Russian матро́с, from Dutch matroos, from French matelot, from Middle French matelot, from Old French matenot, from Middle Dutch mattenoot — bunk fellow.

матросский (Russian): sailor; sailor's

Definitions

  1. sailor; sailor's

Ancestry of “матросский”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianматро́сsailor
2Dutchmatroossailor, seaman
3Frenchmatelotseaman
4Middle Frenchmatelotsailor
5Old Frenchmatenotsailor, bunkmate
6Middle Dutchmattenootbunk fellow
Every word from Middle Dutch mattenoot →