Where does “russofoobia” come from?

russofoobia (Estonian) comes from Estonian foobia, from Ancient Greek Φόβος, from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- — to flee; to run.

russofoobia (Estonian): Russophobia

Definitions

  1. Russophobia

Ancestry of “russofoobia”, step by step

russofoobia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian foobia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianfoobiaphobia
2Ancient GreekΦόβοςmythological personification of fear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run

via Estonian russo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianrusso—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- →Every word from Ancient Greek Φόβος →Every word from Estonian foobia →
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