Where does “ручей” come from?
ручей (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic ručьjь, from Proto-Slavic -ьjь — From titural nouns, forming adjectives; From...
Ancestry of “ручей”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | ručьjь | Alternative form of *ručajь |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ьjь | From titural nouns, forming adjectives; From... |