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Where does “политкаторжанин” come from?

политкаторжанин (Russian) comes from Russian каторжа́нин, from Ukrainian -анин, from Proto-Slavic -janinъ, from Proto-Slavic -inъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

политкаторжанин (Russian): political convict

Definitions

  1. political convict

Ancestry of “политкаторжанин”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкаторжа́нин—
2Ukrainian-анин—
3Proto-Slavic-janinъCreates male dweller terms from toponyms or place...
4Proto-Slavic-inъ-ine; Creates singulatives, mostly with...
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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