Where does “фак” come from?
фак (Russian) comes from English fuck, from Middle English fukken, from Old Norse fukka, from Proto-Germanic fukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.
фак (Russian): college, school, department; API • m inan; the...
Definitions
- college, school, department; API • m inan; the...
Ancestry of “фак”, step by step
фак traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fuck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fuck | To have sexual intercourse, to copulate; To have... |
| 2 | Middle English | fukken | to fuck; to beat, strike |
| 3 | Old Norse | fukka | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fukkōną | to blow, gust; to strike, assail; to copulate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pewǵ- | to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab |
via Russian факульте́т
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | факульте́т | faculty division of a university |
| 2 | German | Fakultät | factorial; faculty, school |
| 3 | Latin | facultās | ability to do any thing easily, skill, capacity, power |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | fakelitāts | — |