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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбелу́га—
2Russian-уга—
3Ukrainian-ю́га—
4Ukrainian-ю́чий—
5Proto-Slavic-otьFrom basic roots, forms derivative nouns
6Proto-Slavic-otъFrom adjectives/adverbs, forms action nouns; From...
7Proto-Slavic-tъDeverbal from mono-syllabic simple stems, forms...

Words derived from “beluga”

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