Where does “balalaica” come from?

balalaica (Portuguese) comes from Russian балала́йка — balalaika.

balalaica (Portuguese): balalaika Russian string instrument

Definitions

  1. balalaika Russian string instrument

Ancestry of “balalaica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбалала́йкаbalalaika
Every word from Russian балала́йка