Where does “страхополох” come from?
страхополох (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian страх, from Proto-Slavic straxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic strākš-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg- — rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong.
страхополох (Ukrainian): coward, poltroon
Definitions
- coward, poltroon
Ancestry of “страхополох”, step by step
страхополох traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian страх
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | страх | fear |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | straxъ | fear, terror |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | strākš- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)treg- | rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong |
via Ukrainian поло́хати
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | поло́хати | to scare, to spook, to frighten |