Where does “пилорама” come from?
пилорама (Russian) comes from Russian ра́ма, from Polish rama, from Old Polish rama, from Middle High German rame, from Old High German rama, from Proto-West Germanic *hramu.
пилорама (Russian): sawmill, powersaw bench
Ancestry of “пилорама”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | ра́ма | frame |
| 2 | Polish | rama | frame; crossbar |
| 3 | Old Polish | rama | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | rame | column, frame |
| 5 | Old High German | rama | support |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *hramu | — |