Where does “шпијунка” come from?
шпијунка (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian шпијун, from German Spion, from French espion, from Middle French espion, from Old French espion, from Frankish *spehō, from Frankish spehōn, from Proto-Germanic spehōną — to see, to look, to observe.
шпијунка (Serbo-Croatian): a female spy; peephole
Definitions
- a female spy; peephole
Ancestry of “шпијунка”, step by step
шпијунка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian шпијун
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | шпијун | spy |
| 2 | German | Spion | spy; peephole |
| 3 | French | espion | spy |
| 4 | Middle French | espion | — |
| 5 | Old French | espion | spy |
| 6 | Frankish | *spehō | — |
| 7 | Frankish | spehōn | to spy, watch; to peer, to look, to spy |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | spehōną | to peer, look, spy |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via Serbo-Croatian ка
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ка | Alternative form of к; to |