Where does “ямочка” come from?
ямочка (Russian) comes from Russian я́мка, from Russian я́ма, from Sanskrit यम, from Sanskrit ज, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
ямочка (Russian): (small) hole, pit, socket; dimple
Definitions
- (small) hole, pit, socket; dimple
Ancestry of “ямочка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | я́мка | (small) hole, pit, socket; fossa |
| 2 | Russian | я́ма | pit |
| 3 | Sanskrit | यम | a twin, one of a pair or couple; a pair or a... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | ज | born, begotten. gotten from; produced or caused... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́ás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |