Where does “оружейный” come from?
оружейный (Russian) comes from Russian ору́жие, from Old East Slavic орѫжие, from Proto-Slavic orǫžьje, from Proto-Slavic orǫga — clothes, clothing; weapon.
оружейный (Russian): weapon; gun
Ancestry of “оружейный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | ору́жие | weapon, arms |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | орѫжие | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | orǫžьje | Originally "set of objects for some activity";... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | orǫga | clothes, clothing; weapon |