Where does “мясорубка” come from?
мясорубка (Russian) comes from Russian мя́со, from Proto-Slavic męso, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mēnsā́ˀ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗns, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-, from Proto-Indo-European me-ms-, from Proto-Indo-European mes-.
мясорубка (Russian): mincing machine, meatgrinder, mincer
Definitions
- mincing machine, meatgrinder, mincer
Ancestry of “мясорубка”, step by step
мясорубка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian мя́со
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | мя́со | meat |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | męso | meat |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | mēnsā́ˀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | mḗns | meat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗms | flesh, meat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mems- | flesh, meat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | me-ms- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mes- | — |
via Russian руби́ть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | руби́ть | to cut, hack, axe; to chop |