Where does “шлюпка” come from?
шлюпка (Russian) comes from Russian шлюп, from Dutch sloep, from Middle French chaloupe, from Old French escalope, from Old French escale, from Old High German skala, from Proto-Germanic skalō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
шлюпка (Russian): boat, yawl, lifeboat
Ancestry of “шлюпка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | шлюп | sloop |
| 2 | Dutch | sloep | A small boat, with oars and historically often... |
| 3 | Middle French | chaloupe | — |
| 4 | Old French | escalope | shell |
| 5 | Old French | escale | shell |
| 6 | Old High German | skala | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skalō | shell; lump, ball |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |