English
Kalinin
Kalinin comes from Russian кали́на ‘viburnum’, and goes back to Proto-Slavic *kalina ‘snowball tree’.
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*kalina‘snowball tree’reconstructed
- Russianmodernкали́наkalína‘viburnum’
- Russian, derivedmodernКали́нинKalínin
- EnglishtodayKalinin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*kalina‘snowball tree’reconstructed
- Russianmodernкали́наkalína‘viburnum’
- Russian, derivedmodernКали́нинKalínin
- EnglishtodayKalinin
Every English word from Proto-Slavic *kalina
Today it means
name Tver, Russia (Тверь).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Slavic *kalina / Kalinin