Where does “посудомойщица” come from?
посудомойщица (Russian) comes from Russian посу́да, from Proto-Slavic *posǫda — tableware, dishes, dishware.
посудомойщица (Russian): female dishwasher
Definitions
- female dishwasher
Ancestry of “посудомойщица”, step by step
посудомойщица traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian посу́да
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | посу́да | tableware, dishes, dishware |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *posǫda | tableware, dishes, dishware |
via Russian мо́йщица
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | мо́йщица | female person who washes something |