kremlin

Betekenis (Engels)

A fortified, central complex found in various Russian cities.

Sinonieme

Kremlin

Vertalings

kremlin

cremlino

Kreml

الكرملين

kremlin

κάστρο πόλης

kremlin

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Duits: Kremelin

Verwante met Frans: Cremlin

Verwante met Russies: кремль

In summary

Similar forms are attested, per Vasmer's Etymological Dictionary, in earlier German Kremelin and French Cremlin, which are theorized to come from Old East Slavic кремльнъ (kremlĭnŭ, “having a kremlin”), from кремль (kremlĭ), whence Russian кремль (kremlʹ).