Where does “фиг” come from?
фиг (Russian) comes from Russian -ность, from Russian -ость, from Proto-Slavic -ostь — Used with adjectival stems to form abstract...
фиг (Russian): a hand gesture made by making a fist and sticking...
Definitions
- a hand gesture made by making a fist and sticking...
Ancestry of “фиг”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | -ность | Suffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives. A... |
| 2 | Russian | -ость | -ness, -ity |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ostь | Used with adjectival stems to form abstract... |