Where does “заморочка” come from?
заморочка (Russian) comes from Russian заморо́чить, from Russian моро́чить, from Proto-Slavic *morčiti, from Proto-Slavic morkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *markas, from Proto-Indo-European mergʷ- — dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark.
заморочка (Russian): unclear situation, (unforeseen) trouble; hurdle; difficulty
Definitions
- unclear situation, (unforeseen) trouble; hurdle; difficulty
Ancestry of “заморочка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | заморо́чить | to mislead, to fool, to confuse |
| 2 | Russian | моро́чить | to fool, to trick, to dupe, to pull the wool over someone's eyes |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *morčiti | to darken |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | morkъ | darkness |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *markas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mergʷ- | dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark |