Where does “чечевичный” come from?
чечевичный (Russian) comes from Russian чечеви́ца, from Old East Slavic сочевица, from Serbo-Croatian сочиво, from Bulgarian сок, from Proto-Slavic sǫkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sakás, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
чечевичный (Russian): lentil
Definitions
- lentil
Ancestry of “чечевичный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | чечеви́ца | lentil |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | сочевица | — |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | сочиво | lens; lentil |
| 4 | Bulgarian | сок | juice; sap |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | sǫkъ | bough; knot in wood; splinter |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | sakás | juice of plants |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |