самоед

Etymology 1
Probably from ; compare to 🇨🇬.

Russian folk etymology derives the term from.

Noun

 * 1)    a Nenets
 * 2)    a Samoyed a member of any Samoyedic ethnic group
 * 3)  a Samoyed dog
 * 1)  a Samoyed dog
 * 1)  a Samoyed dog

Usage notes

 * Replaced by the modern neutral term in the late 1930s.
 * Sometimes seen as offensive due to the literal Russian reading of the word (“self-eater”, with the possible implication “cannibal”).

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

 * 1)   a self-critical, self-deprecating, excessively introspective person