Where does “скиф” come from?
скиф (Russian) comes from English skiff, from Middle English skif, from Middle French esquif, from Old Italian schifo, from Lombardic skif, from Proto-Germanic skipą, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
скиф (Russian): Scyth, Scythian
Definitions
- Scyth, Scythian
Ancestry of “скиф”, step by step
скиф traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English skiff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | skiff | A small flat-bottomed open boat with a pointed... |
| 2 | Middle English | skif | — |
| 3 | Middle French | esquif | — |
| 4 | Old Italian | schifo | small boat |
| 5 | Lombardic | skif | boat |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skipą | ship; hollow object |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |