Where does “глухомань” come from?

глухомань (Russian) comes from Russian глухо́й, from Proto-Slavic glȗxъ — deaf.

глухомань (Russian): thick forest; wilderness, desolate place;...

Definitions

  1. thick forest; wilderness, desolate place;...

Ancestry of “глухомань”, step by step

глухомань traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian глухо́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianглухо́йremote, desolate; deaf
2Proto-Slavicglȗxъdeaf

via Ukrainian глухи́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianглухи́йdeaf
Every word from Proto-Slavic glȗxъ →Every word from Russian глухо́й →