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Where does “лошадь” come from?

лошадь (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic лошадь, from Old East Slavic лоша.

Ancestry of “лошадь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicлошадь—
2Old East Slavicлоша—

Words derived from “лошадь”

  • лошадиный
  • luuska
Every word from Old East Slavic лоша →