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Where does “финишировать” come from?

финишировать (Russian) comes from Russian фи́ниш, from English finish, from Middle English finishen, from Old French finiss-, from Old French finir, from Latin fīniō, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

Ancestry of “финишировать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianфи́ниш—
2EnglishfinishAn end; the end of anything; A protective coating...
3Middle Englishfinishen—
4Old Frenchfiniss-—
5Old FrenchfinirAlternative form of finer
6Latinfīniō—
7Latinfīnis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—

Words derived from “финишировать”

  • finiširuida
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