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I am reading Улитка на cклоне, and one of the characters is called Домарощинер. In Alan Meyers' English translation, he is called hausbotcher. I see how one gets "Haus" from "Дом", but where is "botcher" coming from?

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Домарощинер is a variation of a Russian adjective доморощенный (literally grown-at-home). The latter means self-made, but crude and unprofessional.

If one starts with botched-at-home, then he can arrive at Hausbotcher after a few modifications.

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