Where does “парикмахерская” come from?
парикмахерская (Russian) comes from Russian парикма́хер, from German Perückenmacher, from German Macher, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
парикмахерская (Russian): barbershop, beauty parlor
Definitions
- barbershop, beauty parlor
Ancestry of “парикмахерская”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | парикма́хер | barber |
| 2 | German | Perückenmacher | wig-maker |
| 3 | German | Macher | agent noun of machen; maker |
| 4 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 5 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 8 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |