Where does “чудодейственный” come from?

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

чудодейственный (Russian): miraculous

Definitions

  1. miraculous

Ancestry of “чудодейственный”, step by step

чудодейственный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian чу́до

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчу́доmiracle
2Old East Slavicчудоmiracle
3Proto-Slavicčudomiracle, wonder
4Proto-Slavic-iščeDenominal, denoting places or spaces; Denominal,...
5Proto-Slavicisk-je

via Russian де́йствие

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianде́йствиеaction, acting
Every word from Proto-Slavic isk-jeEvery word from Proto-Slavic -iščeEvery word from Proto-Slavic čudo