Where does “узкоколейный” come from?
узкоколейный (Russian) comes from Russian у́зкий, from Proto-Slavic ǫzъkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic anźukas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic anźus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
узкоколейный (Russian): narrow gauge
Definitions
- narrow gauge
Ancestry of “узкоколейный”, step by step
узкоколейный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian у́зкий
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | у́зкий | narrow |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ǫzъkъ | narrow, tight |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | anźukas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | anźus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |
via Russian колея́
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | колея́ | rut mark of wheels on the ground |