Where does “си́мвол” come from?

си́мвол (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek σύμβολον, from Ancient Greek σῠμβάλλω, from Ancient Greek βάλλω, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō.

си́мвол (Russian): symbol

Definitions

  1. symbol

Ancestry of “си́мвол”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσύμβολονa sign or token by which one infers a thing; a...
2Ancient GreekσῠμβάλλωI throw together, dash together, compare,...
3Ancient GreekβάλλωI throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch
4Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō—

Words derived from “си́мвол”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō →Every word from Ancient Greek βάλλω →Every word from Ancient Greek σῠμβάλλω →