Where does “рисочка” come from?
рисочка (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian ри́ска, from Ukrainian ри́са, from Polish rysa, from German Riss, from Middle High German riss, from Old High German riz, from Proto-Germanic writiz, from Proto-Indo-European wreyd- — to scratch, carve.
Ancestry of “рисочка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | ри́ска | crumb |
| 2 | Ukrainian | ри́са | stroke, line often metaphorically as the fundamental way something is constructed |
| 3 | Polish | rysa | scratch |
| 4 | German | Riss | fissure, crack; rift, split, tear; prey killed by... |
| 5 | Middle High German | riss | — |
| 6 | Old High German | riz | scoring; crack; incision; impression; stroke;... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | writiz | fissure; crevice; groove; engraving; writing;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wreyd- | to scratch, carve |