Where does “чертополох” come from?

чертополох (Russian) comes from Russian чёрт, from Proto-Slavic čьrtъ — demon, devil.

чертополох (Russian): thistle

Definitions

  1. thistle

Ancestry of “чертополох”, step by step

чертополох traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian чёрт

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчёртdevil, demon; hell; damn!, hell!
2Proto-Slavicčьrtъdemon, devil

via Russian поло́х

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianполо́хfright; fear, fright
2Proto-Slavicpolxъfrightful, fearful, afraid

Words derived from “чертополох”

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