Where does “левак” come from?

левак (Russian) comes from Russian -а́к, from Old East Slavic -акъ, from Proto-Slavic -akъ — Deadjectival, forming nouns denoting a carrier of...

левак (Russian): ultraleftist

Definitions

  1. ultraleftist

Ancestry of “левак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-а́кsuffix usually denoting a person with a given characteristic, or an inanimate noun of various meanings; often of a colloquial nature
2Old East Slavic-акъ—
3Proto-Slavic-akъDeadjectival, forming nouns denoting a carrier of...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -akъ →Every word from Russian -а́к →Every word from Old East Slavic -акъ →
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