Where does “Зажопинск” come from?

Зажопинск (Russian) comes from Russian за, from Proto-Slavic za — behind, after (stationary).

Зажопинск (Russian): Bumfuck, Podunk; a place in the middle of nowhere

Definitions

  1. Bumfuck, Podunk; a place in the middle of nowhere

Ancestry of “Зажопинск”, step by step

Зажопинск traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзаbehind; beyond; on the other side of; to; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)

via Russian жо́па

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжо́паass
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Russian за →
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