Where does “чудила” come from?

чудила (Russian) comes from Russian чуди́ть, from Russian чу́до, from Old East Slavic чудо, from Proto-Slavic čudo, from Proto-Slavic -išče, from Proto-Slavic isk-je.

чудила (Russian): oddball, eccentric, weirdo

Definitions

  1. oddball, eccentric, weirdo

Ancestry of “чудила”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчуди́тьto act weirdly, to fool about
2Russianчу́доmiracle
3Old East Slavicчудоmiracle
4Proto-Slavicčudomiracle, wonder
5Proto-Slavic-iščeDenominal, denoting places or spaces; Denominal,...
6Proto-Slavicisk-je—
Every word from Proto-Slavic isk-je →Every word from Proto-Slavic -išče →Every word from Proto-Slavic čudo →