Where does “поштарка” come from?
поштарка (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian пошта́р, from Ukrainian по́шта, from Polish poczta, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.
поштарка (Ukrainian): mailwoman, postwoman
Definitions
- mailwoman, postwoman
Ancestry of “поштарка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | пошта́р | mailman, postman |
| 2 | Ukrainian | по́шта | mail, post |
| 3 | Polish | poczta | mail; post; post office |
| 4 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 5 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 7 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |