Where does “керівни́к” come from?
керівни́к (Ukrainian) comes from Polish kierownik, from Polish kierować, from German kehren, from Middle High German kēren, from Old High German kerian, from Proto-Germanic karzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵers- — to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...
керівни́к (Ukrainian): head, chief
Definitions
- head, chief
Ancestry of “керівни́к”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | kierownik | manager, head, leader, chief |
| 2 | Polish | kierować | to direct, to head, to be in command of; to drive... |
| 3 | German | kehren | to sweep; to turn; to care about |
| 4 | Middle High German | kēren | — |
| 5 | Old High German | kerian | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | karzijaną | to turn, sweep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵers- | to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things... |