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Where does “троллейбус” come from?

троллейбус (Mongolian) comes from Russian тролле́йбус, from English trolley bus — a bus, powered via overhead electric cables, that...

троллейбус (Mongolian): trolleybus, trolley bus

Definitions

  1. trolleybus, trolley bus

Ancestry of “троллейбус”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтролле́йбус—
2Englishtrolley busa bus, powered via overhead electric cables, that...
Every word from English trolley bus →