Where does “эталон” come from?
эталон (Russian) comes from French étalon, from Old French estalon, from Frankish stallo, from Frankish stall, from Proto-Germanic stallaz, from Proto-Indo-European stelǝ-.
Ancestry of “эталон”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | étalon | stallion; standard |
| 2 | Old French | estalon | stallion |
| 3 | Frankish | stallo | — |
| 4 | Frankish | stall | stall, position, place; stable; stall, stable |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stallaz | standing, position, stall, stable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stelǝ- | — |
Words derived from “эталон”