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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianхуйcock, dick, prick; fuck all, nothing; nobody
2Proto-Slavicxujьpenis
3Proto-Balto-Slavickšaujás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskowyo—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skowyo →