Where does “фата” come from?
фата (Russian) comes from Ottoman Turkish فوطه, from Sanskrit पोत, from Proto-Indo-European *péwH-tōr ~ *puH-tr-és, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.
фата (Russian): bridal veil; any translucent light fabric of...
Definitions
- bridal veil; any translucent light fabric of...
Ancestry of “фата”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | فوطه | apron |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पोत | The young of any animal; a cub, colt, etc; An... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *péwH-tōr ~ *puH-tr-és | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |