Where does “hopak” come from?

hopak (English) comes from Ukrainian гопа́к, from Russian -а́к, from Old East Slavic -акъ, from Proto-Slavic -akъ — Deadjectival, forming nouns denoting a carrier of...

hopak (English): A Ukrainian national dance in 2/4 time

Definitions

  1. A Ukrainian national dance in 2/4 time

Ancestry of “hopak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianгопа́кhopak
2Russian-а́кsuffix usually denoting a person with a given characteristic, or an inanimate noun of various meanings; often of a colloquial nature
3Old East Slavic-акъ—
4Proto-Slavic-akъDeadjectival, forming nouns denoting a carrier of...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -akъ →Every word from Russian -а́к →Every word from Old East Slavic -акъ →