Where does “мочеточник” come from?
мочеточник (Russian) comes from Russian ток, from French toque, from Italian tocca, from Italian toccare, from Vulgar Latin tucco, from Frankish tukkōn, from Proto-Germanic tukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.
мочеточник (Russian): ureter
Ancestry of “мочеточник”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | ток | current; threshing floor; API • m inan |
| 2 | French | toque | toque; a pillowbox hat; a type of round brimless... |
| 3 | Italian | tocca | third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Italian | toccare | to touch |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | tucco | to knock, strike, offend; to strike; to touch; I... |
| 6 | Frankish | tukkōn | to knock, strike, touch; to touch, hit; to touch |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tukkōną | to tug, pull; to grab, snatch; to grasp, touch |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |