Where does “лузерша” come from?
лузерша (Russian) comes from Russian лузер, from English loser, from English lose, from German Nikolaus, from Latin Nīcolāus, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós — to bark, howl; to be concealed.
лузерша (Russian): female loser (a person who is frequently unsuccessful in life)
Definitions
- female loser (a person who is frequently unsuccessful in life)
Ancestry of “лузерша”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | лузер | failure, loser |
| 2 | English | loser | A person who loses; one who fails to win or... |
| 3 | English | lose | To cause to cease to be in one's possession or... |
| 4 | German | Nikolaus | a representation of St. Nicholas; the day of 6th... |
| 5 | Latin | Nīcolāus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Νικόλαος | Nicolas |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λᾱός | people; men; the people |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | people, crowd |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |