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Where does “тупой” come from?

тупой (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic тупъ, from Proto-Slavic tǫpъ — dull, blunt.

Ancestry of “тупой”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтупъ—
2Proto-Slavictǫpъdull, blunt

Words derived from “тупой”

  • тупоугольный
  • тупить
  • тупик
  • տուպոյ
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