Where does “недоросль” come from?

недоросль (Russian) comes from Russian недоро́слый, from Russian недо-, from Russian не-, from Russian не, from Proto-Slavic ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

недоросль (Russian): adolescent nobleman who has not entered the civil...

Definitions

  1. adolescent nobleman who has not entered the civil...

Ancestry of “недоросль”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнедоро́слыйnot full-grown
2Russianнедо-under-, insufficiently
3Russianне-un-, non-, in-, im-, ir-, dis-, mis-
4Russianнеnot, no, -n't, without; Idiomatic negative usage;...
5Proto-Slavicnenot
6Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
7Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Russian не- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →