Where does “уродец” come from?
уродец (Russian) comes from Russian уро́д, from Old East Slavic уродъ, from Proto-Slavic ǫrodъ, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
уродец (Russian): Diminutive of уро́д
Ancestry of “уродец”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | уро́д | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | уродъ | feebleminded, witless, foolish |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ǫrodъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |