Where does “монополька” come from?
монополька (Russian) comes from Russian монопо́лия, from Polish monopolia, from Latin monopōlium, from Ancient Greek μονοπώλιον, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
монополька (Russian): a government liquor store; vodka
Definitions
- a government liquor store; vodka
Ancestry of “монополька”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | монопо́лия | monopoly various senses |
| 2 | Polish | monopolia | — |
| 3 | Latin | monopōlium | A right of exclusive sale in dealing or selling a thing |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μονοπώλιον | right of monopoly; an entity possessing a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |