Where does “запальник” come from?
запальник (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian запальни́й, from Russian запал, from Serbo-Croatian запалити, from Serbo-Croatian zapaliti, from Serbo-Croatian paliti, from Proto-Slavic pālìti — to burn, to singe.
запальник (Ukrainian): igniter, lighter
Definitions
- igniter, lighter
Ancestry of “запальник”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | запальни́й | incendiary capable of, or used for, or actually causing fire |
| 2 | Russian | запал | fuse, primer; ardor, enthusiasm; heaves |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | запалити | to set fire to, set on fire, kindle, light up,... |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | zapaliti | to set fire to, to set on fire, to burn; to... |
| 5 | Serbo-Croatian | paliti | imperfective form of zapaliti |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | pālìti | to burn, to singe |