Where does “бегемотиха” come from?

бегемотиха (Russian) comes from Russian -и́ха, from Russian -ха, from Proto-Slavic -xъ.

бегемотиха (Russian): female hippopotamus

Definitions

  1. female hippopotamus

Ancestry of “бегемотиха”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-и́хаForms nouns referring to feminine animals
2Russian-хаpejorative suffix
3Proto-Slavic-xъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -xъ →Every word from Russian -и́ха →Every word from Russian -ха →
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