Where does “глухонемой” come from?

глухонемой (Russian) comes from Russian немо́й, from Bulgarian не, from Old Church Slavonic не, from Proto-Slavic ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

глухонемой (Russian): deaf-mute

Definitions

  1. deaf-mute

Ancestry of “глухонемой”, step by step

глухонемой traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian немо́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнемо́йmute
2Bulgarianнеno; not, n't
3Old Church Slavonicнеno; not
4Proto-Slavicnenot
5Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
6Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

via Russian глухо́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianглухо́йremote, desolate; deaf
2Proto-Slavicglȗxъdeaf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →Every word from Proto-Slavic ne →