Where does “balalaikan” come from?
balalaikan (Finnish) comes from Finnish balalaikka, from Russian балала́йка — balalaika.
balalaikan (Finnish): Genitive singular form of balalaikka; of...
Definitions
- Genitive singular form of balalaikka; of...
Ancestry of “balalaikan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | balalaikka | balalaika |
| 2 | Russian | балала́йка | balalaika |