What English words of russian origin do you know?
- semitsvetic
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What English words of russian origin do you know?
What English words of russian origin do you know? It's for a project at school. Thanks in advance.
Re: What English words of russian origin do you know?
Perestroika, glasnost, pelmeni, to kerzhakov, a tsar, a sputnik, valenki, vodka, vint (card game). Probably words 'vareniki' and 'khinkali' have been borrowed from the Russian language too.
You can find much more English words having been borrowed from Russian here: http://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?a=110&s ... &l1=2&l2=1 (it's Multitran dictionary, terms on a subject 'Russian language').
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You can find much more English words having been borrowed from Russian here: http://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?a=110&s ... &l1=2&l2=1 (it's Multitran dictionary, terms on a subject 'Russian language').
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Re: What English words of russian origin do you know?
There aren't any. There are loan words transliterated from Russian, like vodka, sputnik, and the others previously mentioned. But Russian and English only overlap in a few cases because they are both indo-European languages. i.e. шоколада (chocolate), лампа (lamp), and so on.
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matveimediaarts wrote:... because they are both indo-European languages. i.e. шоколад (chocolate), лампа (lamp), and so on.
Excuse me a little note: "chocolate / шоколад" is not a word of Indo-European origin. Its origin is Aztec, "xocoatl". The Spanish brought it to Europe and called "chocolate".
Last edited by Cormac on Mar 12th, 15, 14:50, edited 1 time in total.
Re: What English words of russian origin do you know?
Guys,
just a remark - the nominative case of the Russian equivalent of 'chocolate' is 'шоколад', not 'шоколада'. The latter is the genitive form of 'шоколад'.
just a remark - the nominative case of the Russian equivalent of 'chocolate' is 'шоколад', not 'шоколада'. The latter is the genitive form of 'шоколад'.
Re: What English words of russian origin do you know?
Okay, thanks. I already edited my previous post.
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