Where does “чудак” come from?

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

чудак (Ukrainian): eccentric person, kook, weirdo, freak

Definitions

  1. eccentric person, kook, weirdo, freak

Ancestry of “чудак”, step by step

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