Where does “фотеља//fotelja” come from?
фотеља//fotelja (Serbo-Croatian) comes from French fauteuil, from Frankish faldistōl, from Proto-Germanic faldistōlaz, from Proto-Germanic stōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European stoh₂los, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
Ancestry of “фотеља//fotelja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fauteuil | armchair; seat: office or position |
| 2 | Frankish | faldistōl | folding-stool, folding-chair; folding seat;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | faldistōlaz | a folding-stool, folding-chair |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stōlaz | stool; throne; chair |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stoh₂los | frame, rack, stand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |