Where does “иностранка” come from?
иностранка (Russian) comes from Russian иностра́нец, from Russian ино́й, from Old East Slavic инъ, from Proto-Slavic jьnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *iˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
иностранка (Russian): foreigner woman
Ancestry of “иностранка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | иностра́нец | — |
| 2 | Russian | ино́й | different; other |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | инъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | jьnъ | other, another; different |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *iˀnas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |