Where does “лави́на” come from?
лави́на (Ukrainian) comes from Polish lawina, from German Lawine, from Alemannic German Lauwin, from Middle High German lowin, from Old High German lowin, from Late Latin labina, from Latin labi, from Latin labor — fox.
лави́на (Ukrainian): avalanche
Definitions
- avalanche
Ancestry of “лави́на”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | lawina | avalanche |
| 2 | German | Lawine | avalanche |
| 3 | Alemannic German | Lauwin | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | lowin | — |
| 5 | Old High German | lowin | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | labina | landslide; landslide; slippery place; a slippery... |
| 7 | Latin | labi | present active infinitive of lābor; to glide; to... |
| 8 | Latin | labor | work; labour, toil; hardship, trouble, fatigue,... |
| 9 | Old Latin | labos | — |
| 10 | Romanian | labă | palm; paw |
| 11 | Hungarian | láb | leg; foot; support, stand |
| 12 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 13 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |