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Where does “цирюльник” come from?

цирюльник (Russian) comes from Polish cyrulik, from Latin chīrurgus, from Ancient Greek χειρουργός, from Ancient Greek -ουργός, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

Ancestry of “цирюльник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishcyrulikbarber surgeon
2Latinchīrurgus—
3Ancient Greekχειρουργόςcraftsman; surgeon
4Ancient Greek-ουργόςworker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman
5Ancient Greekἔργονdeed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...
6Proto-Hellenicwérgonwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “цирюльник”

  • цирюльня
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