Where does “beluga” come from?
beluga (English) comes from Russian белу́га, from Russian -уга, from Ukrainian -ю́га, from Ukrainian -ю́чий, from Proto-Slavic -otь, from Proto-Slavic -otъ, from Proto-Slavic -tъ — Deverbal from mono-syllabic simple stems, forms...
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Ancestry of “beluga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | белу́га | beluga (European sturgeon) |
| 2 | Russian | -уга | — |
| 3 | Ukrainian | -ю́га | attached to truncated stems of common nouns, adjectives or verbs to form feminine or masculine nouns, often augmentative or derogatory |
| 4 | Ukrainian | -ю́чий | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -otь | From basic roots, forms derivative nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | -otъ | From adjectives/adverbs, forms action nouns; From... |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | -tъ | Deverbal from mono-syllabic simple stems, forms... |