Where does “гейский” come from?
гейский (Russian) comes from Russian гей, from English Gay, from English Queen, from Middle English quene, from Old English cwene, from Old English cwēn, from Proto-West Germanic kwāni, from Proto-Germanic kwēniz — woman.
гейский (Russian): gayish
Ancestry of “гейский”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | гей | hey!; hi!; giddyup! |
| 2 | English | Gay | — |
| 3 | English | Queen | — |
| 4 | Middle English | quene | A queen; Any powerful woman noble; A female... |
| 5 | Old English | cwene | a woman; inflection of cwēn:
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| 6 | Old English | cwēn | queen; woman, wife, queen |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | kwāni | woman, wife |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kwēniz | wife |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |