7 pairs of words that turned out to be unexpected relatives

1. Krishna and the black

The name of the ancient Indian god from Sanskrit is translated by the Sanskrit Dictionary as "black, dark". However, it not only means the same as the Russian adjective, but also has M. Vasmer. The etymological dictionary of the Russian language has common roots with it.

Conventionally, we can say that "Krishna" and "black" are one and the same word in the ancient progenitor language, which through the centuries received two variants of pronunciation.

2. Short and feature

The Russian adjective "short" has N. M. Shansky, T. A. Bobrova. The school etymological dictionary of the Russian language has a common origin with the Latin curtus - "circumcised". And in the ancestor of the noun "trait" there is an alternation characteristic of such words, M. Fasmer. Etymological dictionary of the Russian language "h" and "k". Old Russian chrѣsti is "to cut", and the original meaning of the word "devil" is "cut".

By the way, "kornat", "bark", "jacket", "snub-nosed" are formed from the same ancient root.

3. Fruit and tribe

The oldest literal meaning of the noun "fruit" is "born, baby." Here, the alternation of "o" with "e", which we see M. Vasmer, was fundamentally observed. The etymological dictionary of the Russian language in the word "tribe" (in its progenitor there was the letter "d", but eventually disappeared).

The meaning of the common root becomes clear if we compare N. M. Shansky, T. A. Bobrov. School etymological dictionary of the Russian language with the word "people": it is formed from the verb "to make people" and literally meant "all who were born"; it's the same with the tribe - they are all born.

4. Wood and tear

The noun "tree" comes from N. M. Shansky, T. A. Bobrova. School etymological dictionary of the Russian language from the same basis as the verb "to tear", and in ancient times it meant "torn or stripped." Our ancestors looked at things from a practical point of view and called the plant exactly the name that reflected what needs to be done with it.

By the way, the word “village” is also related to “tree” and “tear”. Its original meaning is N. M. Shansky, T. A. Bobrova. School etymological dictionary of the Russian language - "a place cleared of the forest."

5. Canalya and vacations

Both of these words go back to the Latin canis - "dog".

"Kanalya" borrowed by N. M. Shansky, T. A. Bobrova. School etymological dictionary of the Russian language at the beginning of the 18th century from the Polish language, but traces its origin from the Italian canaglia - "rabble", which is derived from canis. That is, it is actually an abusive "dog".

The word "vacation" dates back to M. Fasmer. The etymological dictionary of the Russian language to Latin sanisula - "doggy". The expression diēs canīculāres literally means "days of the dog." The ancient Greeks called the star Sirius the dog of Orion. She was clearly visible in the sky in summer, in July and August. The astronomical name for the hottest season gave us the name of a break from school.

6. Rust and light brown

The adjective "rusty" was formed by N. M. Shansky, T. A. Bobrova. School etymological dictionary of the Russian language from the same basis as "to make color", "ore", "red". The meanings of all these words are united by "red": to blush is to blush; red is orange, or reddish yellow; ore - red; and rust is brown with a reddish tint.

The word "fair-haired" comes from N. M. Shansky, T. A. Bobrova. School etymological dictionary of the Russian language from the same base. Initially, the adjectives "fair-haired" and "red-haired" even had the same meaning, but over time there was a transformation "red → brown → light brown."

7. Space and cosmetics

The noun "space" came from N. M. Shansky, T. A. Bobrova. School etymological dictionary of the Russian language to us from the Greek language. In the meaning of "world, universe" it is associated with the word "order".

Space is the opposite of chaos. Putting things in order can be called the process of decoration, because it is logical that the word "cosmetics" appeared, which is led by N. M. Shansky, T. A. Bobrova. School etymological dictionary of the Russian language its "genealogy" from the Greek kosmos.