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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 , who led the...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to Nikita Khrushchev , who led the...

Ancestry of “Khrushchevian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKhrushchev—
2RussianХрущёв—
3Russianхрущcockchafer; May beetle
4Old East Slavicхрущь—
5Proto-Slavicxrǫščьcockchafer, scarab
6Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
8Proto-Finnicwiša—
9Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
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