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
- adolescent nobleman who has not entered the civil...
Ancestry of “недоросль”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | недоро́слый | — |
| 2 | Russian | недо- | — |
| 3 | Russian | не- | un-, non-, in-, im-, ir-, dis-, mis- |
| 4 | Russian | не | not, no, -n't, without; Idiomatic negative usage;... |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | ne | not |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | nē | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | né | not; no |