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Where does “матюгальник” come from?

матюгальник (Russian) comes from Russian -льник, from Ukrainian -ль, from Ukrainian -ь, from Proto-Slavic -ь, from Proto-Indo-European -is — Forms nouns from verbs.

матюгальник (Russian): mouth, when the person uses vulgar or offensive...

Definitions

  1. mouth, when the person uses vulgar or offensive...

Ancestry of “матюгальник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-льникSuffix appended to nominal stems to create...
2Ukrainian-ль—
3Ukrainian-ь—
4Proto-Slavic-ьForms nouns; From adjectives; From participles
5Proto-Indo-European-isForms nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -is →