Where does “тюряга” come from?
тюряга (Russian) comes from Russian -я́га, from Russian -ха, from Proto-Slavic -xъ.
тюряга (Russian): joint, jug
Ancestry of “тюряга”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | -я́га | — |
| 2 | Russian | -ха | pejorative suffix |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -xъ | — |