Where does “психу́шка” come from?
психу́шка (Russian) comes from Russian психо́з, from Ancient Greek ψύχωσις, from Ancient Greek -ωσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
психу́шка (Russian): informal: mental hospital
Definitions
- informal: mental hospital
Ancestry of “психу́шка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | психо́з | psychosis |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ψύχωσις | animation, principle of life |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ωσις | abnormal condition or state; state, abnormal... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |