Where does “говно” come from?

говно (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic govьno, from Proto-Indo-European g(ʷ)owH-.

говно (Serbo-Croatian): shit; nonsense, bullshit, rubbish

Definitions

  1. shit; nonsense, bullshit, rubbish

Ancestry of “говно”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgovьnoshit
2Proto-Indo-Europeang(ʷ)owH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European g(ʷ)owH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic govьno →
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