Where does “терять сознание” come from?
терять сознание (Russian) comes from Russian созна́ние, from Russian созна́ть, from Russian со-, from Proto-Slavic sъ(n)-, from Proto-Slavic jьz-, from Proto-Slavic sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
терять сознание (Russian): to pass out, lose consciousness
Definitions
- to pass out, lose consciousness
Ancestry of “терять сознание”, step by step
терять сознание traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian созна́ние
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | созна́ние | consciousness (awareness) |
| 2 | Russian | созна́ть | to realize, to see |
| 3 | Russian | со- | Alternative form of с-; with, con-, co- |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | sъ(n)- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | jьz- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | sъ(n) | with, accompanying, alongside; with, by means of,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |