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Where does “лирика” come from?

лирика (Russian) comes from Latin lyrica, from Latin lyricus, from Ancient Greek λυρικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “лирика”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlyrica—
2LatinlyricusOf or pertaining to the lute; lyric; lyric poet
3Ancient GreekλυρικόςOf or pertaining to the lyre; lyrist; lyric poet
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “лирика”

  • lirika
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