Where does “зомбоящик” come from?

зомбоящик (Russian) comes from Russian я́щик, from Old East Slavic аскъ, from Old Norse askr, from Old English ærn, from Proto-West Germanic raʀn, from Proto-Germanic razną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.

зомбоящик (Russian): An idiot box

Definitions

  1. An idiot box

Ancestry of “зомбоящик”, step by step

зомбоящик traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian я́щик

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianя́щикbox
2Old East Slavicаскъbox
3Old Norseaskrash; wooden vessel or dish
4Old Englishærnhouse, habitation
5Proto-West Germanicraʀnhouse
6Proto-Germanicraznąhouse, dwelling
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

via Russian зо́мби

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзо́мбиzombie
2EnglishzombieA snake god or fetish in religions of West Africa...
3Haitian Creolezonbizombie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic razną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic raʀn →