Where does “сига” come from?
сига (Russian) comes from Russian сигаре́та, from French cigarette, from French cigare, from Spanish cigarro, from Spanish cigarra, from Vulgar Latin *cicār(r)a, from Latin cicada — cicada, tree-cricket; vocative singular of...
сига (Russian): cig
Definitions
- cig
Ancestry of “сига”, step by step
сига traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian сигаре́та
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | сигаре́та | cigarette |
| 2 | French | cigarette | cigarette |
| 3 | French | cigare | cigar |
| 4 | Spanish | cigarro | cigar; cigarette |
| 5 | Spanish | cigarra | cicada |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | *cicār(r)a | — |
| 7 | Latin | cicada | cicada, tree-cricket; vocative singular of... |
via Japanese 滋賀
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 滋賀 | — |