Where does “solonchak” come from?

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

solonchak (English): A pale or grey soil found in arid to subhumid...

Definitions

  1. A pale or grey soil found in arid to subhumid...

Ancestry of “solonchak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсолонча́кsalt marsh
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...

Words derived from “solonchak”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -akъ →Every word from Russian -а́к →Every word from Old East Slavic -акъ →