Where does “мультик” come from?
мультик (Russian) comes from Ukrainian мультфільм, from Ukrainian фільм, from English Film, from Russian фильм, from English film, from Middle English filme, from Old English filmen, from Proto-West Germanic *filmīn-.
мультик (Russian): animated cartoon, animated film
Definitions
- animated cartoon, animated film
Ancestry of “мультик”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | мультфільм | — |
| 2 | Ukrainian | фільм | — |
| 3 | English | Film | — |
| 4 | Russian | фильм | film, movie |
| 5 | English | film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a... |
| 6 | Middle English | filme | film, membrane |
| 7 | Old English | filmen | membrane; caul; foreskin |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *filmīn- | — |