Where does “драндулет” come from?

драндулет (Russian) comes from Polish dryndula, from Polish -uła, from Proto-Slavic *-uľa.

драндулет (Russian): A decrepit vehicle of any sort; a clunker or piece of junk

Definitions

  1. A decrepit vehicle of any sort; a clunker or piece of junk

Ancestry of “драндулет”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdryndula—
2Polish-ułaforms nouns
3Proto-Slavic*-uľa—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *-uľa →Every word from Polish -uła →Every word from Polish dryndula →