Where does “металлолом” come from?
металлолом (Russian) comes from Russian лом, from Proto-Slavic lomъ, from Proto-Slavic lomiti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃lemH- — broken; weak, broken, soft.
металлолом (Russian): scrap metal, scrap
Definitions
- scrap metal, scrap
Ancestry of “металлолом”, step by step
металлолом traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian лом
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | лом | crowbar; scrap, waste |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | lomъ | crowbar; fracture, breakage |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | lomiti | to break |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃lemH- | broken; weak, broken, soft |
via Russian мета́лл
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | мета́лл | metal |