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Where does “мультфи́льм” come from?

мультфи́льм (Russian) comes from Russian фильм, from English film, from Middle English filme, from Old English filmen, from Proto-West Germanic *filmīn-, from Proto-Germanic *filmīn-.

Ancestry of “мультфи́льм”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianфильмfilm, movie
2EnglishfilmA thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a...
3Middle Englishfilmefilm, membrane
4Old Englishfilmenmembrane; caul; foreskin
5Proto-West Germanic*filmīn-—
6Proto-Germanic*filmīn-—

Words derived from “мультфи́льм”

  • мультик
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