Where does “гнойный” come from?

гнойный (Russian) comes from Russian гной, from Proto-Slavic gnojь, from Proto-Indo-European gʰnoyH-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰneyH-.

гнойный (Russian): purulent

Definitions

  1. purulent

Ancestry of “гнойный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгнойpus
2Proto-Slavicgnojьpus, manure
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʰnoyH-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʰneyH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰneyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰnoyH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic gnojь →
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