Where does “калужанин” come from?

калужанин (Russian) comes from Russian Калу́га, from Russian лужа, from Proto-Slavic luža, from Proto-Slavic lugja.

калужанин (Russian): citizen of Kaluga

Definitions

  1. citizen of Kaluga

Ancestry of “калужанин”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianКалу́гаkaluga, great Siberian sturgeon type of sturgeon
2Russianлужаpuddle, pool
3Proto-Slaviclužapuddle, pool
4Proto-Slaviclugja—
Every word from Proto-Slavic lugja →Every word from Proto-Slavic luža →Every word from Russian лужа →
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