Where does “идиотка” come from?

идиотка (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian идиот, from Russian идиот, from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης, from Ancient Greek ἴδιος, from Proto-Hellenic *hwédios.

идиотка (Bulgarian): female idiot

Definitions

  1. female idiot

Ancestry of “идиотка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianидиотidiot
2Russianидиотidiot
3Latinidiōtaidiot, an ignorant, uneducated or illiterate person
4Ancient Greekἰδιώτηςa private person, one not engaged in public...
5Ancient Greekἴδιοςpertaining to self, that is, one's own; private;...
6Proto-Hellenic*hwédios
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *hwédiosEvery word from Ancient Greek ἴδιοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης