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Where does “Gorbatschow” come from?

Gorbatschow (German) comes from Russian Горбачёв, from Russian горба́ч, from Russian горб, from Old East Slavic гърбъ, from Proto-Slavic *gъrbъ.

Ancestry of “Gorbatschow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianГорбачёв—
2Russianгорба́чhunchback; humpback
3Russianгорбhump, hunch
4Old East Slavicгърбъ—
5Proto-Slavic*gъrbъ—
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