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Why some words change their meaning
The Russian language has come a long way and has a rich history. All the changes that happened to him during this time, you can not briefly describe. Now we use different words and do not even realize that they used to have a completely different meaning.
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And today's edition. "Site" Here are the top 10 examples where the current meaning They're very different in the past.
Meaning of Russian words
It's informative, isn't it? Yes, sometimes the fate of words changes too unpredictable. Who knows, maybe in the future, the meaning of our usual words will change. Which of these words surprised you the most? Tell me in the comments.
Modern rules are not easy to understand either. Earlier we wrote about what words should not be written with a capital letter.
We also talked about the most common mistakes in the Russian language, which everyone made at least once.
And we talked about what mistakes in speech and writing are unacceptable.
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And today's edition. "Site" Here are the top 10 examples where the current meaning They're very different in the past.
Meaning of Russian words
- Freak.
Now it is not the most pleasant word, but before it had a positive meaning. Initially, this was called the firstborn male. In the future, it was he who was to become the head of the family, if literally - this is the one who stands in the family. The firstborn was endowed with the best internal and external qualities, so over time the word was used in the sense of “beautiful”. They also called the “freaks” holy people. Over time, this word began to apply only to those who were ugly or not of this world. Thus the word acquired a negative meaning.
- Witch
The word used to be positive and meant a wise woman. Literally, the woman who knows everything. However, over time, the word lost its original meaning and became negative.
DepositPhotos - Hotel
In the Old Slavonic hotel was called a big road, on which merchants, that is, guests, drive. Visitors brought various gifts, which eventually became known as guests.
DepositPhotos - Asshole.
It’s hard to believe, but it used to be a much nicer word. A butt is an inheritance. These are the twists of fate.
DepositPhotos - Doctor.
Everyone knows who a doctor is, but few thought that the word itself was formed from the word “lie”. In the old days, doctors were called sorcerers.
DepositPhotos - Week
The word “week” originally meant “do nothing.” That’s what the day was called, this Sunday. Later, the meaning of the word lost, but in the Ukrainian and Belarusian languages it still has the same meaning.
DepositPhotos - Bastard.
Initially, this word was not an insult at all and meant “placed garbage”. This is what many people called when they came together. Over time, the word has acquired a negative meaning.
DepositPhotos - Sale
But with the sale it is the opposite, before this word was rather negative. The sale was called a fine paid to the prince for the crime. Somehow the word has taken on a completely different meaning.
DepositPhotos - Lovely.
This word also went from a negative meaning to what we have now. It was formed from the word “flattery” and meant everything that seduces people with impure power. The devil often tempted people with something attractive. Beautiful things became beautiful over time, and the word acquired a positive meaning.
DepositPhotos - Bastard
Previously, scoundrels were called people of low class. Although the word “scoundrel” was not abusive, it was still negative.
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It's informative, isn't it? Yes, sometimes the fate of words changes too unpredictable. Who knows, maybe in the future, the meaning of our usual words will change. Which of these words surprised you the most? Tell me in the comments.
Modern rules are not easy to understand either. Earlier we wrote about what words should not be written with a capital letter.
We also talked about the most common mistakes in the Russian language, which everyone made at least once.
And we talked about what mistakes in speech and writing are unacceptable.
