Where does “хештег” come from?

хештег (Russian) comes from English hashtag, from English hash tag, from English hash, from French hacher, from Middle French hacher, from Old French hacher, from Old French hache, from Vulgar Latin *happia — to dig; to strike, to beat.

хештег (Russian): hashtag

Definitions

  1. hashtag

Ancestry of “хештег”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhashtagA metadata tag, signaled by a preceding hash sign...
2Englishhash tag—
3EnglishhashFood, especially meat and potatoes, chopped and...
4Frenchhacherto chop up, mince; to split with an axe; to cut...
5Middle Frenchhacherto chop up, mince
6Old Frenchhacherto chop up, mince
7Old Frenchhacheaxe
8Vulgar Latin*happia—
9Frankishhappjaaxe, hatchet
10Proto-Germanic*hapjǭ—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankop-to dig; to strike, to beat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kop- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hapjǭ →Every word from Frankish happja →