Where does “сумчатый” come from?
сумчатый (Russian) comes from Russian су́мка, from Russian сума́, from Polish suma, from German Saum, from Middle High German soum, from Old High German soum, from Proto-West Germanic saum, from Late Latin sauma — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.
сумчатый (Russian): marsupial
Definitions
- marsupial
Ancestry of “сумчатый”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | су́мка | bag, handbag (US: purse) |
| 2 | Russian | сума́ | bag, pouch |
| 3 | Polish | suma | sum; union; genitive/accusative singular of sum |
| 4 | German | Saum | hem; edge; burden of a pack animal |
| 5 | Middle High German | soum | weight, pack animal; hem, seam |
| 6 | Old High German | soum | weight, pack animal; hem, seam; burden |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | saum | stitch, seam, hem, edge; a load, burden;... |
| 8 | Late Latin | sauma | packsaddle; burden saddle, burden |
| 9 | Latin | sagma | saddle |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σάγμα | A covering, a clothing; the covering of a shield;... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σάττω | to stuff quite full, cram, pack; to press close,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | twenk- | to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure |