Where does “ехидство” come from?
ехидство (Russian) comes from Russian ехи́дный, from Russian ехидна, from Old East Slavic ехидьна.
ехидство (Russian): malice, spite
Ancestry of “ехидство”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | ехи́дный | — |
| 2 | Russian | ехидна | echidna; redbellied black snake; viper, snake |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | ехидьна | — |