Where does “экза́мен” come from?
экза́мен (Russian) comes from Latin examen, from Latin exagmen, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
Ancestry of “экза́мен”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | examen | swarm of bees; crowd; tongue of a balance; a... |
| 2 | Latin | exagmen | — |
| 3 | Latin | agō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
Words derived from “экза́мен”