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

  1. why the hell...? why the fuck...? what the hell...

Ancestry of “хули”, step by step

хули traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian хуй

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianхуйcock, dick, prick; fuck all, nothing; nobody
2Proto-Slavicxujьpenis
3Proto-Balto-Slavickšaujás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskowyo—

via Russian ли

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianлиDo/does/did...? Is/are/was/were...?; whether, if
2Proto-Slavicliquestion-forming interrogative particle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skowyo →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kšaujás →Every word from Proto-Slavic xujь →