Where does “ши́рма” come from?

ши́рма (Russian) comes from German schirm, from Middle High German schirm, from Old High German skerm, from Proto-West Germanic skirmi, from Proto-Germanic skirmiz, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

ши́рма (Russian): room divider, divider screen

Definitions

  1. room divider, divider screen

Ancestry of “ши́рма”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschirmscreen
2Middle High Germanschirm—
3Old High Germanskerm—
4Proto-West Germanicskirmifur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen
5Proto-Germanicskirmizfur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “ши́рма”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skirmiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skirmi →