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Where does “дро́жки” come from?

дро́жки (Russian) comes from Russian дро́ги, from Russian дрога́ — centre pole of a carriage.

Ancestry of “дро́жки”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдро́гиwagon, hearse
2Russianдрога́centre pole of a carriage

Words derived from “дро́жки”

  • droshky
  • Droschke
  • dorożka
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