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Where does “рама” come from?

рама (Russian) comes from Polish rama, from Old Polish rama, from Middle High German rame, from Old High German rama, from Proto-West Germanic *hramu.

рама (Russian): frame

Definitions

  1. frame

Ancestry of “рама”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishramaframe; crossbar
2Old Polishrama—
3Middle High Germanramecolumn, frame
4Old High Germanramasupport
5Proto-West Germanic*hramu—

Words derived from “рама”

  • пилорама
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