Where does “мессенджер” come from?
мессенджер (Russian) comes from English messenger, from Middle English messengere, from Old French messanger, from Old French messagier, from Old French ier, from Latin herī, from Latin here, from Proto-Italic hezī — day.
мессенджер (Russian): messenger
Ancestry of “мессенджер”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | messenger | One who brings messages; A light line with which... |
| 2 | Middle English | messengere | — |
| 3 | Old French | messanger | — |
| 4 | Old French | messagier | messenger |
| 5 | Old French | ier | yesterday |
| 6 | Latin | herī | — |
| 7 | Latin | here | yesterday; second-person singular present active... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | hezī | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰyési | yesterday |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰyes- | yesterday, the day before |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeǵʰ- | day |