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): small mansion
Definitions
- small mansion
Ancestry of “особнячок”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | особня́к | mansion, detached house |
| 2 | Russian | осо́бый | special (distinct) |
| 3 | Russian | -ый | Masculine nominative singular adjective ending;... |
| 4 | Church Slavonic | -ыи | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | jь | this; he |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | iś | this |
| 7 | Old Polish | ić | to go |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | jьti | to go |
| 9 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | eitei | to go |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |