Where does “хандра” come from?
хандра (Russian) comes from New Latin hypochondria, from Latin hypochondrium, from Ancient Greek ὑποχόνδριον, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
хандра (Russian): melancholy, blues
Ancestry of “хандра”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | New Latin | hypochondria | — |
| 2 | Latin | hypochondrium | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὑποχόνδριον | the space between the ribs and the navel; the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ῠ̔πο- | under, lower; by, under; under”, “beneath |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὑπό | |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |