Where does “Khrushchevian” come from?
Khrushchevian (English) comes from English Khrushchev, from Russian Хрущёв, from Russian хрущ, from Old East Slavic хрущь, from Proto-Slavic xrǫščь, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
Khrushchevian (English): Of or relating to Nikita Khrushchev (1894–1971), who led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War
Definitions
- Of or relating to Nikita Khrushchev (1894–1971), who led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War
Ancestry of “Khrushchevian”, step by step
Khrushchevian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Khrushchev
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Khrushchev | English transliteration of the Russian surname Хрущёв; usually refers to the Russian revolutionary and Soviet Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU(b) |
| 2 | Russian | Хрущёв | particular Nikita Khrushchev (April 17, 1894, to September 11, 1971) (First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union following the death of Joseph Stalin, presiding from 1953 to 1964) |
| 3 | Russian | хрущ | cockchafer; May beetle |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | хрущь | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | xrǫščь | cockchafer, scarab |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | -jь | Adjectival inherited from the Caland roots,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yós | that, who, which |
| 8 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |
via English ian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ian | — |
| 2 | Irish | Eoin | John any of several people in the Bible |
| 3 | Old Irish | Iohain | John apostle |
| 4 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 7 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 8 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 9 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |