Where does “по-немецки” come from?
по-немецки (Russian) comes from Russian неме́цкий, from Proto-Slavic němьčьskъ, from Proto-Slavic němьcь, from Proto-Slavic němъ — unclear or incomprehensible speaker, muttering,...
по-немецки (Russian): in German
Ancestry of “по-немецки”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | неме́цкий | German |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | němьčьskъ | German |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | němьcь | foreigner, non-Slav; specifically, a speaker of a... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | němъ | unclear or incomprehensible speaker, muttering,... |