English
Yezhov
Yezhov comes from Russian Ежов, and goes back to Proto-Slavic *ežèvъ.
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*ežèvъreconstructed
- RussianmodernЕжовJežov
- EnglishtodayYezhov
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*ežèvъreconstructed
- RussianmodernЕжовJežov
- EnglishtodayYezhov
Every English word from Proto-Slavic *ežèvъ
Today it means
name A surname from Russian; especially when referring to Nikolai Yezhov, NKVD chief under Stalin's administration and one of the main architects of the Great Purge.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Slavic *ežèvъ / Yezhov