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Where does “шприц” come from?

шприц (Russian) comes from German Spritze, from German spritzen, from Middle High German sprützen, from Proto-Germanic *sprittōną.

шприц (Russian): syringe

Definitions

  1. syringe

Ancestry of “шприц”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpritzesyringe; injection
2Germanspritzento spurt, to squirt; to inject
3Middle High Germansprützento squirt
4Proto-Germanic*sprittōną—

Words derived from “шприц”

  • շպրից
  • შპრიცი
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