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Where does “хрущ” come from?

хрущ (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic хрущь, from Proto-Slavic xrǫščь, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

хрущ (Russian): cockchafer; May beetle

Definitions

  1. cockchafer; May beetle

Ancestry of “хрущ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicхрущь—
2Proto-Slavicxrǫščьcockchafer, scarab
3Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
5Proto-Finnicwiša—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Words derived from “хрущ”

  • Khrushchev
  • Khrushchevian
  • хрущёвский
  • хрущёвка
  • Хрущёв
  • 赫魯曉夫
  • Hruscsov
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