Where does “каникул” come from?
каникул (Yakut) comes from Russian каникулы, from Latin Canicula, from Latin canicula, from Latin canis, from Latin canes, from Latin cano, from Proto-Italic kanō, from Proto-Germanic kanô — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.
каникул (Yakut): vacation, holiday (from school, i.e. summer vacation, summer holiday)
Definitions
- vacation, holiday (from school, i.e. summer vacation, summer holiday)
Ancestry of “каникул”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | каникулы | (school, university, parliament) vacation (U.S.), holiday (UK) |
| 2 | Latin | Canicula | Sirius; Canis Major; the Dog Star; the Puppy |
| 3 | Latin | canicula | Diminutive of canis; little dog; dogfish, shark |
| 4 | Latin | canis | a dog, a hound; a dog, a hound, a bounder, a... |
| 5 | Latin | canes | Alternative form of canis;... |
| 6 | Latin | cano | to sing, recite, play |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kanō | to sing |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kanô | vessel, vat, tub; boat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gan- | a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub |