Where does “пятиэтажка” come from?
пятиэтажка (Russian) comes from Russian пятиэта́жный, from Russian эта́ж, from French étage, from Old French estage, from Old French ester, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti.
пятиэтажка (Russian): five-storey building
Ancestry of “пятиэтажка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | пятиэта́жный | — |
| 2 | Russian | эта́ж | — |
| 3 | French | étage | floor, storey; stage, division of a geological... |
| 4 | Old French | estage | house; dwelling; lodging; room; house; building;... |
| 5 | Old French | ester | to be; to stay; to remain |
| 6 | Latin | stō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |