Where does “рукоборье” come from?

рукоборье (Russian) comes from Russian боро́ться, from Old East Slavic боротися, from Proto-Slavic bòrti, from Norwegian Nynorsk i, from Latin I, from Etruscan 𐌉, from Ancient Greek Ι, from Phoenician 𐤉.

рукоборье (Russian): arm wrestling

Definitions

  1. arm wrestling

Ancestry of “рукоборье”, step by step

рукоборье traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian боро́ться

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianборо́тьсяto fight
2Old East Slavicборотися
3Proto-Slavicbòrtito fight (transitive)
4Norwegian Nynorskiin, inside of; for, in, during; in
5LatinIi
6Etruscan𐌉
7Ancient GreekΙThe number one in Greek numerals resp. Attic...
8Phoenician𐤉yod; yodh
9Egyptian𓂝

via Russian рука́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianрука́arm, hand; hand
2Old East Slavicрѫка
3Proto-Slavicrǫkahand; arm
4Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
6Latvianwer-to turn, to bend
Every word from Egyptian 𓂝Every word from Phoenician 𐤉Every word from Ancient Greek Ι