Where does “буквалан” come from?
буквалан (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Russian буква́льный, from French littéral, from Old French literal, from Latin litteralis, from Latin littera, from Latin lītera, from Old Latin leitera, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
буквалан (Serbo-Croatian): literal
Definitions
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Ancestry of “буквалан”, step by step
буквалан traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian буква́льный
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | буква́льный | literal exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation |
| 2 | French | littéral | literal |
| 3 | Old French | literal | literal exactly as stated |
| 4 | Latin | litteralis | literary; epistolary |
| 5 | Latin | littera | a letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,... |
| 6 | Latin | lītera | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | leitera | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |
via Serbo-Croatian бу̀ки
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | бу̀ки | buky |