Where does “фильм” come from?

фильм (Russian) comes from English film, from Middle English filme, from Old English filmen, from Proto-West Germanic *filmīn-, from Proto-Germanic *filmīn-.

фильм (Russian): film, movie

Definitions

  1. film, movie

Ancestry of “фильм”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfilmA thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a...
2Middle Englishfilmefilm, membrane
3Old Englishfilmenmembrane; caul; foreskin
4Proto-West Germanic*filmīn-—
5Proto-Germanic*filmīn-—

Words derived from “фильм”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *filmīn- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *filmīn- →Every word from Old English filmen →