Where does “гнойник” come from?
гнойник (Russian) comes from Russian гной, from Proto-Slavic gnojь, from Proto-Indo-European gʰnoyH-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰneyH-.
Ancestry of “гнойник”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | гной | pus |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | gnojь | pus, manure |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰnoyH- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰneyH- | — |