Where does “ментовской” come from?

ментовской (Russian) comes from Russian мент, from Polish menda, from Polish mendoweszka, from Polish -o-, from Old Polish -o-, from Proto-Slavic -o-.

ментовской (Russian): cop (police officer)

Definitions

  1. cop (police officer)

Ancestry of “ментовской”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianментcop
2Polishmendapubic louse; scum; scoundrel
3Polishmendoweszkacrab louse, pubic louse
4Polish-o-—
5Old Polish-o-—
6Proto-Slavic-o-—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -o- →Every word from Polish -o- →Every word from Old Polish -o- →