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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнемо́йmute
2Bulgarianнеno; not, n't
3Old Church Slavonicнеno; not
4Proto-Slavicnenot
5Proto-Balto-Slavicnē—
6Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →