Where does “ярмарок” come from?
ярмарок (Ukrainian) comes from Polish jarmark, from German Jahrmarkt, from Middle High German jārmarket, from Old High German jarmarkat, from Old High German marchāt, from Late Latin marcatus, from Latin mercatus, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
ярмарок (Ukrainian): fair (market), funfair, county fair, state fair
Definitions
- fair (market), funfair, county fair, state fair
Ancestry of “ярмарок”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | jarmark | fair |
| 2 | German | Jahrmarkt | fair, funfair |
| 3 | Middle High German | jārmarket | — |
| 4 | Old High German | jarmarkat | fair, annual fair, yearly market |
| 5 | Old High German | marchāt | market |
| 6 | Late Latin | marcatus | — |
| 7 | Latin | mercatus | trade, traffic, buying and selling; market,... |
| 8 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |