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Where does “особнячок” come from?

особнячок (Russian) comes from Russian особня́к, from Russian осо́бый, from Russian -ый, from Church Slavonic -ыи, from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti — to go.

особнячок (Russian): Diminutive of особня́к : small mansion

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of особня́к : small mansion

Ancestry of “особнячок”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianособня́к—
2Russianосо́бый—
3Russian-ыйMasculine nominative singular adjective ending;...
4Church Slavonic-ыи—
5Proto-Slavicjьthis; he
6Proto-Balto-Slaviciś—
7Old Polishićto go
8Proto-Slavicjьtito go
9Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
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