Where does “я́рмарка” come from?
я́рмарка (Russian) comes from Polish jarmark, from German Jahrmarkt, from Middle High German jārmarket, from Old High German jarmarkat, from Old High German marchāt, from Late Latin marcatus, from Latin mercatus, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
я́рмарка (Russian): fair
Ancestry of “я́рмарка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | jarmark | fair |
| 2 | German | Jahrmarkt | fair, funfair |
| 3 | Middle High German | jārmarket | — |
| 4 | Old High German | jarmarkat | — |
| 5 | Old High German | marchāt | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | marcatus | — |
| 7 | Latin | mercatus | trade, traffic, buying and selling; market,... |
| 8 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “я́рмарка”