Where does “потусторонний” come from?
потусторонний (Russian) comes from Russian тот, from Old Turkic tod-, from German tōd, from Middle High German tōt, from Old High German tōt, from Proto-West Germanic daud, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.
потусторонний (Russian): supernatural, otherworldly
Definitions
- supernatural, otherworldly
Ancestry of “потусторонний”, step by step
потусторонний traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian тот
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | тот | that, those; the one; the other |
| 2 | Old Turkic | tod- | — |
| 3 | German | tōd | death |
| 4 | Middle High German | tōt | — |
| 5 | Old High German | tōt | dead |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | daud | dead |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | daudaz | dead |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰowHtós | — |