Where does “закулисный” come from?
закулисный (Russian) comes from Russian кули́са, from French coulisse, from French coulis, from Old French colëiz, from Vulgar Latin *colātīcius, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō — to turn.
закулисный (Russian): backstage, behind-the-scenes; offstage
Definitions
- backstage, behind-the-scenes; offstage
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