Where does “ад” come from?

ад (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic адъ, from Old Church Slavonic адъ, from Ancient Greek ᾍδης, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

ад (Russian): Hades; hell

Definitions

  1. Hades; hell

Ancestry of “ад”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicадъhell
2Old Church Slavonicадъhell
3Ancient GreekᾍδηςHades (Greek god)
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “ад”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Ancient Greek ᾍδης →
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