Where does “нервишки” come from?

нервишки (Russian) comes from Russian нерв, from Latin nervus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)new-.

нервишки (Russian): this pejorative form is used in plural only

Definitions

  1. this pejorative form is used in plural only

Ancestry of “нервишки”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнервnerve
2LatinnervusA sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)new-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)new- →Every word from Latin nervus →Every word from Russian нерв →