Where does “томбойчик” come from?
томбойчик (Russian) comes from Russian томбо́й, from English tomboy, from English tom, from Middle English Thomme, from Middle English Thomas, from Latin Thōmās, from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς, from Aramaic תאומא — twin, double; Gemini.
Ancestry of “томбойчик”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | томбо́й | tomboy |
| 2 | English | tomboy | A girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner;... |
| 3 | English | tom | The male of the domesticated cat; The male of the... |
| 4 | Middle English | Thomme | Tom |
| 5 | Middle English | Thomas | — |
| 6 | Latin | Thōmās | Thomas the Apostle |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Θωμᾶς | Thomas |
| 8 | Aramaic | תאומא | twin; Thomas |
| 9 | Aramaic | תאמא | twin, double; Gemini |