Where does “eskuulaq” come from?
eskuulaq (Yup'ik) comes from Russian шко́ла, from Old East Slavic школа, from Polish szkoła, from Middle High German schuole, from Old High German scuola, from Proto-Germanic skōla, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή — to hold; to overpower.
eskuulaq (Yup'ik): school
Definitions
- school
Ancestry of “eskuulaq”, step by step
eskuulaq traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian шко́ла
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | шко́ла | school |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | школа | — |
| 3 | Polish | szkoła | school |
| 4 | Middle High German | schuole | school |
| 5 | Old High German | scuola | school |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skōla | school |
| 7 | Latin | schola | Leisure time given to learning; schooltime,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σχολή | leisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | skʰolā́ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |
via English school
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | school | A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such... |
| 2 | Middle English | scole | school |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | scole | multitude, troop, band; multitude, troop of... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | scola | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skulō | troop; group |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kʷel- | crowd, people |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |