Where does “флакончик” come from?
флакончик (Russian) comes from Russian флако́н, from French flacon, from Middle French flascon, from Old French flascon, from Latin flascōnem, from Latin flascō, from Frankish flaska, from Proto-Germanic flaskǭ — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
флакончик (Russian): Diminutive of флако́н
Ancestry of “флакончик”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | флако́н | — |
| 2 | French | flacon | vial, flacon |
| 3 | Middle French | flascon | flask |
| 4 | Old French | flascon | — |
| 5 | Latin | flascōnem | — |
| 6 | Latin | flascō | — |
| 7 | Frankish | flaska | bottle, flask |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | flaskǭ | a plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |