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Where does “одежонка” come from?

одежонка (Russian) comes from Russian одёжа, from Proto-Slavic odeďa, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

одежонка (Russian): pejorative of одёжа , pejorative of оде́жда :...

Definitions

  1. pejorative of одёжа , pejorative of оде́жда :...

Ancestry of “одежонка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianодёжаclothes, clothing, garments
2Proto-Slavicodeďaclothes, garment
3Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
4Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →