Where does “хули” come from?
хули (Russian) comes from Russian хуй, from Proto-Slavic xujь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kšaujás, from Proto-Indo-European skowyo.
хули (Russian): why the hell...? why the fuck...? what the hell...
Definitions
- why the hell...? why the fuck...? what the hell...
Ancestry of “хули”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | хуй | cock, dick, prick; fuck all, nothing; nobody |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | xujь | penis |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kšaujás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skowyo | — |