Where does “duraks” come from?
duraks (Latvian) comes from Russian дура́к, from Russian -а́к, from Old East Slavic -акъ, from Proto-Slavic -akъ — Deadjectival, forming nouns denoting a carrier of...
duraks (Latvian): fool, stupid person; a certain card game
Definitions
- fool, stupid person; a certain card game
Ancestry of “duraks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | дура́к | — |
| 2 | Russian | -а́к | — |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | -акъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -akъ | Deadjectival, forming nouns denoting a carrier of... |