Where does “разведёнка” come from?

разведёнка (Russian) comes from Russian разводи́ться, from Russian -ся, from Old East Slavic сѧ, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

разведёнка (Russian): divorcée

Definitions

  1. divorcée

Ancestry of “разведёнка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianразводи́тьсяto be divorced (from), to divorce, to obtain a divorce (with)
2Russian-сяReflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and...
3Old East Slavicсѧ
4Proto-Slaviconeself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,...
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*senoneself
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéEvery word from Russian -сяEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen