Where does “теневой” come from?
теневой (Russian) comes from Russian тень, from Old East Slavic тѣнь, from Proto-Slavic těnь.
теневой (Russian): shadow; shady
Ancestry of “теневой”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | тень | shade; shadow; vestige, particle, atom, hint |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | тѣнь | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | těnь | — |