Where does “курица” come from?
курица (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic kurica, from Proto-Slavic -ica — *děva → *děvica; *muxa → *mušica; *noga →...
курица (Russian): hen
Ancestry of “курица”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | kurica | hen |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ica | *děva → *děvica; *muxa → *mušica; *noga →... |