Where does “подушка-пердушка” come from?
подушка-пердушка (Russian) comes from Russian перде́ть, from Proto-Slavic pьrděti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pirdḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥d-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European perd- — to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind.
подушка-пердушка (Russian): whoopee cushion
Definitions
- whoopee cushion
Ancestry of “подушка-пердушка”, step by step
подушка-пердушка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian перде́ть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | перде́ть | to fart noisily; to fart |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | pьrděti | to break wind, fart |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pirdḗˀtei | to fart, break wind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥d-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | perd- | to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind |