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

Definitions

  1. mansion; palace

Ancestry of “хоромы”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicхоромъhouse, building
2Proto-Slavicxormъwooden building
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Slavic xormъ →Every word from Old East Slavic хоромъ →
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