Where does “у́жин” come from?

у́жин (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic ужина, from Proto-Slavic južina, from Proto-Slavic jùgъ — south.

у́жин (Russian): supper, late dinner (the evening meal)

Definitions

  1. supper, late dinner (the evening meal)

Ancestry of “у́жин”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicужинаafternoon snack; evening meal
2Proto-Slavicjužina—
3Proto-Slavicjùgъsouth

Words derived from “у́жин”

Every word from Proto-Slavic jùgъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic južina →Every word from Old East Slavic ужина →