Where does “миллионерша” come from?
миллионерша (Russian) comes from Russian миллионер, from German Millionär, from French millionnaire, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille.
Ancestry of “миллионерша”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | миллионер | millionaire |
| 2 | German | Millionär | millionaire |
| 3 | French | millionnaire | millionaire; Very rich |
| 4 | French | million | million, 10 |
| 5 | Middle French | million | million, 10 |
| 6 | Old French | millon | — |
| 7 | Italian | milione | million |
| 8 | Italian | mille | thousand |
| 9 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |