Where does “заробитчанин” come from?

заробитчанин (Russian) comes from Ukrainian заробітчанин, from Russian -чанин.

заробитчанин (Russian): migrant worker from Ukraine

Definitions

  1. migrant worker from Ukraine

Ancestry of “заробитчанин”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianзаробітчанинguest worker, migrant worker
2Russian-чанин—
Every word from Russian -чанин →Every word from Ukrainian заробітчанин →