Where does “оцинкова́ть” come from?
оцинкова́ть (Russian) comes from Russian цинкова́ть, from Russian цинк, from German zink, from Middle High German zinke, from Old High German zinko, from Proto-Germanic tindaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
оцинкова́ть (Russian): to zinc, to galvanize with zinc, to electroplate with zinc
Definitions
- to zinc, to galvanize with zinc, to electroplate with zinc
Ancestry of “оцинкова́ть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | цинкова́ть | to zinc, to galvanize with zinc, to electroplate with zinc |
| 2 | Russian | цинк | zinc |
| 3 | German | zink | singular imperative of zinken; first-person... |
| 4 | Middle High German | zinke | tine, prong |
| 5 | Old High German | zinko | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tindaz | tooth; cog; peg; tine; nail; spike; prong; peak;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |