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Where does “любительница” come from?

любительница (Russian) comes from Russian люби́тель, from Russian -тель, from Proto-Slavic -teľь, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

любительница (Russian): lover, devotee, fan; female amateur

Definitions

  1. lover, devotee, fan; female amateur

Ancestry of “любительница”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлюби́тель—
2Russian-тель-er
3Proto-Slavic-teľьDeverbative, forms agent nouns from the...
4Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
6Proto-Finnicwiša—
7Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
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