Where does “диковинный” come from?
диковинный (Russian) comes from Russian дико́вина, from Russian ди́кий, from Proto-Slavic dikъ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰiHkos.
диковинный (Russian): bizarre, strange, peculiar, unusual, out of the...
Definitions
- bizarre, strange, peculiar, unusual, out of the...
Ancestry of “диковинный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | дико́вина | — |
| 2 | Russian | ди́кий | wild |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | dikъ | wild animal, especially wild boar; wild, untamed |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰiHkos | — |