Where does “оцинковывать” come from?
оцинковывать (Russian) comes from Russian оцинкова́ть, 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 — to eat.
оцинковывать (Russian): to zinc, to galvanize with zinc, to electroplate with zinc
Definitions
- to zinc, to galvanize with zinc, to electroplate with zinc
Ancestry of “оцинковывать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | оцинкова́ть | to zinc, to galvanize with zinc, to electroplate with zinc |
| 2 | Russian | цинкова́ть | to zinc, to galvanize with zinc, to electroplate with zinc |
| 3 | Russian | цинк | zinc |
| 4 | German | zink | singular imperative of zinken; first-person... |
| 5 | Middle High German | zinke | tine, prong |
| 6 | Old High German | zinko | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tindaz | tooth; cog; peg; tine; nail; spike; prong; peak;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |