Where does “считалочка” come from?
считалочка (Russian) comes from Russian счита́лка, from Russian счита́ть, from Russian с-, from Proto-Slavic sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
считалочка (Russian): counting rhyme (short rhyme used among children to count through a group and pick someone)
Definitions
- counting rhyme (short rhyme used among children to count through a group and pick someone)
Ancestry of “считалочка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | счита́лка | counting rhyme (short rhyme used among children to count through a group and pick someone) |
| 2 | Russian | счита́ть | to calculate |
| 3 | Russian | с- | down; off, from off |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | sъ(n) | with, accompanying, alongside; with, by means of,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |