English
Soldotna
Soldotna may come from Russian солда́т ‘soldier’.
- Russianmodernсолда́т‘soldier’uncertain
- EnglishtodaySoldotna
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Russianmodernсолда́т‘soldier’uncertain
- EnglishtodaySoldotna
The story
Disputed, with a folk etymology coming from the Russian солда́т (soldát), with the “Soldatna” spelling more common until the mid-20th century.folk etymology The source marks this as unproven or a folk etymology. Quoted, not asserted.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- ‘whole’
save, safe, salvation, sage, holocaust, salute, savior, salvage, salvo, salve, salvia, salutation, salutary, salubrious, 23 more
through Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s
solidarity, consolidate, solidify, solidity, solidification, solidus, 6 more
through Proto-Italic *soliðos
through Latin soldus
Today it means
name A city, the borough seat of Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Russian солда́т / Soldotna