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Where does “Горбачёв” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Горбачёв”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Горбачёв”

  • Gorbatschow
  • Gorbatshov
  • Gorbatjov
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