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Where does “Pecheneg” come from?

Pecheneg (English) comes from Russian печене́г, from Old East Slavic печенѣгъ.

Pecheneg (English): A member of a specific semi-nomadic Turkic people...

Definitions

  1. A member of a specific semi-nomadic Turkic people...

Ancestry of “Pecheneg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпечене́г—
2Old East Slavicпеченѣгъ—
Every word from Old East Slavic печенѣгъ →