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Where does “хранительница” come from?

хранительница (Russian) comes from Russian храни́тель, from Old Church Slavonic хранитель, from Old Church Slavonic -тель, from Proto-Slavic -teľь, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

хранительница (Russian): female guardian, keeper, custodian; female...

Definitions

  1. female guardian, keeper, custodian; female...

Ancestry of “хранительница”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianхрани́тель—
2Old Church Slavonicхранительprotector, defender; keeper, guardian
3Old Church Slavonic-тель-er, -or; Deverbative nominalizing suffix used to...
4Proto-Slavic-teľьDeverbative, forms agent nouns from the...
5Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
7Proto-Finnicwiša—
8Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
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