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
- mentally sick, insane, mad, crazy, lunatic;...
Ancestry of “душевнобольной”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | больно́й | sick |
| 2 | Russian | боль | pain, ache; pang, stab, stitch |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | боль | pain, ache |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | boľь | Alternative form of *bȍlь; pain |