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[redneonred.livejournal.com]

where does the word курьих come from? and what does it mean?

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[ppenguin.livejournal.com]

it comes from "курица - chicken"
чьих - курьих.

[solito.livejournal.com]

курий (m), курья (f) adj. - one that belongs to hen, chicken. In the current language is used mostly in a set expression "избушка на курьих ножках" - izba on chicken legs which is used in Russian fairy tales.

[solito.livejournal.com]

Here is an example:

[kart.livejournal.com]

Baba Yaga!

[redneonred.livejournal.com]

where did you find this picture?
thank you.

[solito.livejournal.com]

using google
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[c3r3alkillah.livejournal.com]

How very dare you.

[orloffm.livejournal.com]

And, to be added, that "курьих" was used here instead of "куриных" because it is derived from the word "кура", which is still used in villages when refering to hen.

[mithgol.livejournal.com]

More likely, from „кур (http://www.gramota.ru/dic/search.php?word=%EA%F3%F0&efr=x)“.