Where does “альфа-лучи” come from?

альфа-лучи (Russian) comes from German Alphastrahlen — plural of Alphastrahl.

альфа-лучи (Russian): alpha rays

Definitions

  1. alpha rays

Ancestry of “альфа-лучи”, step by step

альфа-лучи traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Alphastrahlen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAlphastrahlenplural of Alphastrahl

via Russian а́льфа

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianа́льфаalpha
Every word from German Alphastrahlen
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