Where does “чудище” come from?

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

чудище (Ukrainian): monster referring to a person

Definitions

  1. monster referring to a person

Ancestry of “чудище”, 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-jeEvery word from Proto-Slavic -iščeEvery word from Proto-Slavic čudo