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Where does “душевнобольной” come from?

душевнобольной (Russian) comes from Russian больно́й, from Russian боль, from Old East Slavic боль, from Proto-Slavic boľь — Alternative form of *bȍlь; pain.

душевнобольной (Russian): mentally sick, insane, mad, crazy, lunatic;...

Definitions

  1. mentally sick, insane, mad, crazy, lunatic;...

Ancestry of “душевнобольной”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбольно́йsick
2Russianбольpain, ache; pang, stab, stitch
3Old East Slavicбольpain, ache
4Proto-SlavicboľьAlternative form of *bȍlь; pain
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