Where does “полштоф” come from?
полштоф (Russian) comes from Russian штоф, from German Stoff, from Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stoffe, from Old French estophe, from Old French estoffer, from Old High German stoffōn — to push, to hit.
полштоф (Russian): a half-shtof bottle or flask for vodka or other distilled liquor
Definitions
- a half-shtof bottle or flask for vodka or other distilled liquor
Ancestry of “полштоф”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | штоф | stoff; damask |
| 2 | German | Stoff | stuff, matter, substance; substance; cloth,... |
| 3 | Dutch | stof | dust; matter, material; substance |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | stof | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | stoffe | — |
| 6 | Old French | estophe | — |
| 7 | Old French | estoffer | to decorate, garnish |
| 8 | Old High German | stoffōn | to stop, halt |
| 9 | Old Dutch | stuppon | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | stuppōną | to stop; to close |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewb- | to push, hit; to push; stick; to push, butt,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |