Where does “дура́к” come from?

дура́к (Russian) comes from Russian дурь, from Proto-Slavic durь — stupidity, madness.

дура́к (Russian): fool, simpleton, idiot stupid person with poor judgment

Definitions

  1. fool, simpleton, idiot stupid person with poor judgment

Ancestry of “дура́к”, step by step

дура́к traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian дурь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдурьfolly, foolishness, nonsense; marijuana; grass,...
2Proto-Slavicdurьstupidity, madness

via Ukrainian дурний

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianдурнийstupid
2Proto-Slavic*durьnъstupid, crazy

Words derived from “дура́к”

Every word from Proto-Slavic durь →Every word from Russian дурь →