Where does “американка” come from?
американка (Russian) comes from Russian американец, from Russian Америка, from New Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
американка (Russian): American woman; а sort of high-wheeled sulky,...
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- American woman; а sort of high-wheeled sulky,...
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