English
Prigozhin
Prigozhin comes from Russian Пригожин, from приго́жий ‘good-looking’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰodʰ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰodʰ-reconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*gad-reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*goditi‘to please’reconstructed
- Russianmodernго́жий
- Russian, derivedmodernприго́жий‘good-looking’
- Russian, derivedmodernПригожинPrigožin
- Englishearliest quotation 2026Prigozhin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰodʰ-reconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*gad-reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*goditi‘to please’reconstructed
- Russianmodernго́жий
- Russian, derivedmodernприго́жий‘good-looking’
- Russian, derivedmodernПригожинPrigožin
- Englishearliest quotation 2026Prigozhin
Earliest quotation: 2026: “In an interview with exiled Russian journalist Alexander Plyushchev…”
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *gʰodʰ-
Today it means
name A surname from Russian
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰodʰ- / Prigozhin