Where does “шкаф” come from?
шкаф (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Middle High German schāf, from Old High German scāf, from Proto-West Germanic skāp, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
шкаф (Serbo-Croatian): pail
Ancestry of “шкаф”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | schāf | sheep |
| 2 | Old High German | scāf | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |