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Where does “Trotsky” come from?

Trotsky derives from Russian Троцкий, from Polish Troki, from Lithuanian Trakai, a city name also reflected in Lithuanian trakai.

Ancestry of “Trotsky”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianТро́цкий—
2PolishTroki—
3LithuanianTrakai—
4Lithuaniantrakaiglade

Words derived from “Trotsky”

  • Trotskyist
  • Trotskyite
  • neo-Trotskyist
  • Trotskyan
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