Where does “поштарка” come from?
поштарка (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian пошта́р, from Ukrainian по́шта, from Polish poczta, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō.
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 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 6 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 7 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |