Where does “бичиха” come from?
бичиха (Russian) comes from Russian бич, from English beachcomber, from English comber, from English comb, from English combination, from Middle English combinacioun, from Old French combination, from Late Latin combinatio — a wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...
бичиха (Russian): female bum, hobo, homeless person
Definitions
- female bum, hobo, homeless person
Ancestry of “бичиха”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | бич | whip, scourge; swipple; bum, hobo |
| 2 | English | beachcomber | A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs... |
| 3 | English | comber | A person who combs wool, etc; A machine that... |
| 4 | English | comb | A toothed implement for grooming the hair or for... |
| 5 | English | combination | The act of combining, the state of being combined... |
| 6 | Middle English | combinacioun | — |
| 7 | Old French | combination | — |
| 8 | Late Latin | combinatio | A joining, two by two |
| 9 | Latin | combino | I combine, unite |
| 10 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 11 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 12 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 13 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 17 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 18 | Middle Dutch | kitte | a wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden... |