Where does “флотский” come from?
флотский (Russian) comes from Russian флот, from Dutch vloot, from Middle Dutch vlote, from Middle Dutch vlieten, from Old Dutch flietan, from Proto-West Germanic fleutan, from Proto-Germanic fleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd- — to fly, flow, run.
флотский (Russian): navy; naval; sailor
Ancestry of “флотский”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | флот | fleet, naval fleet |
| 2 | Dutch | vloot | fleet |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vlote | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | vlieten | to flow; to float; to swim |
| 5 | Old Dutch | flietan | to float; to flow; to melt |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fleutan | to float; to stream |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fleutaną | to float, stream |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |