Where does “показуха” come from?

показуха (Russian) comes from Russian показа́ть, from Russian каза́ть, from Proto-Slavic kāzàti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

показуха (Russian): window-dressing, ostentation, pretense, (fake) show, veneer, facade, façade

Definitions

  1. window-dressing, ostentation, pretense, (fake) show, veneer, facade, façade

Ancestry of “показуха”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпоказа́тьto show, to point
2Russianказа́тьto show
3Proto-Slavickāzàtito show
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeǵ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kāzàti →