Where does “хрущёвка” come from?
хрущёвка (Russian) comes from Russian Хрущёв, from Russian хрущ, 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 — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
хрущёвка (Russian): Khrushchyovka; apartment in such a building
Definitions
- Khrushchyovka; apartment in such a building
Ancestry of “хрущёвка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | Хрущёв | — |
| 2 | Russian | хрущ | cockchafer; May beetle |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | хрущь | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | xrǫščь | cockchafer, scarab |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -jь | Adjectival inherited from the Caland roots,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yós | that, who, which |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |