Where does “сталинка” come from?
сталинка (Russian) comes from Russian Ста́лин, from Russian сталь, from Dutch staal, from Middle Dutch stael, from Old French estal, from Middle Dutch stal, from Old Dutch stāl, from Old Dutch stahal — to stand.
сталинка (Russian): a Stalin-era building
Definitions
- a Stalin-era building
Ancestry of “сталинка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Ста́лин | Stalin |
| 2 | Russian | сталь | steel |
| 3 | Dutch | staal | steel; sample |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | stael | — |
| 5 | Old French | estal | position, place, site; stall, stable |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | stal | standing; market stall; stable |
| 7 | Old Dutch | stāl | — |
| 8 | Old Dutch | stahal | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | stahlą | steel |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | stah- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | stāk- | stand, pole |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | stā- | to stand, place |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |