Where does “скин” come from?
скин (Russian) comes from Russian скинхе́д, from English skinhead, from English head, from Middle English heed, from Old English hēafod, from Proto-Germanic haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European káput- — head.
скин (Russian): skin; skinhead
Definitions
- skin; skinhead
Ancestry of “скин”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | скинхе́д | skinhead (adherent to white-supremacism or anti-immigrant principles) |
| 2 | English | skinhead | Someone with a shaved head; Member of the... |
| 3 | English | head | The part of the body of an animal or human which... |
| 4 | Middle English | heed | head; The chief, most renowned or most prominent... |
| 5 | Old English | hēafod | head; top; source, origin; chief, leader;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haubudą | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | káput- | head |