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Where does “пиздец” come from?

пиздец (Russian) comes from Russian -е́ц, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

пиздец (Russian): extreme degree of anything; fuckload, shitload,...

Definitions

  1. extreme degree of anything; fuckload, shitload,...

Ancestry of “пиздец”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-е́ц—
2Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
3Lithuanian-ikas—
4Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
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