Where does “олі́йник” come from?
олі́йник (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian олія, from Old East Slavic олѣ́й, from Old East Slavic олѣи, from Proto-Slavic olejь, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā.
Ancestry of “олі́йник”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | олія | vegetable oil, plant oil |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | олѣ́й | — |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | олѣи | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | olejь | oil, olive oil |
| 5 | Latin | oleum | olive oil; the palaestra |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἔλαιον | olive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαία | olive tree; olive; naevus |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | elaíwā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | loiwom | — |