Where does “небезразличный” come from?
небезразличный (Russian) comes from Russian безразли́чный, from Russian безразличие, from Russian разли́чие, from Bulgarian ра́злика, from Bulgarian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.
небезразличный (Russian): non-indifferent, not indifferent, somewhat interested
Definitions
- non-indifferent, not indifferent, somewhat interested
Ancestry of “небезразличный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | безразли́чный | indifferent, apathetic, nonchalant |
| 2 | Russian | безразличие | indifference, nonchalance; invariance |
| 3 | Russian | разли́чие | difference (quality of being different, used in a comparison) |
| 4 | Bulgarian | ра́злика | difference |
| 5 | Bulgarian | -ка | feminine suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | -ьka | — |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ikaʔ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ikeh₂ | — |