Where does “фами́лия” come from?

фами́лия (Russian) comes from German Familie, from Latin familia, from Latin famulus, from Proto-Italic famelos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

фами́лия (Russian): surname, last name, family name

Definitions

  1. surname, last name, family name

Ancestry of “фами́лия”, step by step

фами́лия traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Familie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFamiliefamily
2Latinfamiliafamily; household; A quantity of land adequate...
3Latinfamulusserving, servile; a servant, slave
4Proto-Italicfamelosservile, domestic
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰh₁-m-eló-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Polish familia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishfamiliafamily

Words derived from “фами́лия”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló- →Every word from Proto-Italic famelos →