Where does “рахівниця” come from?
рахівниця (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian рахува́ти, from Polish rachować, from German rechnen, from Middle High German rechenen, from Old High German rehhanōn, from Proto-Germanic rekanōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
рахівниця (Ukrainian): abacus A device used for performing arithmetical calculations
Definitions
- abacus A device used for performing arithmetical calculations
Ancestry of “рахівниця”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | рахува́ти | to count, to calculate |
| 2 | Polish | rachować | to count; to calculate; to cipher |
| 3 | German | rechnen | to count, reckon, calculate, compute; to expect |
| 4 | Middle High German | rechenen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | rehhanōn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rekanōną | to count; to explain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |