Where does “хоромы” come from?
хоромы (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic хоромъ, from Proto-Slavic xormъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
хоромы (Russian): mansion; palace
Ancestry of “хоромы”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | хоромъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | xormъ | wooden building |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |