Where does “шатенка” come from?

шатенка (Russian) comes from Russian шате́н, from French châtain, from French châtaigne, from Old French chastaigne, from Old English ċisten, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια, from Ancient Greek κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ — sweet chestnuts; chestnut.

шатенка (Russian): woman with brown hair

Definitions

  1. woman with brown hair

Ancestry of “шатенка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianшате́нa man/boy with brown hair
2Frenchchâtainchestnut-coloured, brown; having brown hair,...
3Frenchchâtaignechestnut
4Old Frenchchastaignechestnut
5Old Englishċistenchestnut
6Latincastaneaa chestnut tree; a chestnut
7Ancient GreekκαστάνειαAlternative form of κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ; chestnut
8Ancient Greekκᾰ́στᾰνᾰsweet chestnuts; chestnut
Every word from Ancient Greek κᾰ́στᾰνᾰEvery word from Ancient Greek καστάνειαEvery word from Latin castanea
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