Where does “марионетка” come from?

марионетка (Russian) comes from French marionnette, from French mariole, from French marionette.

марионетка (Russian): marionette; dummy, puppet, stooge

Definitions

  1. marionette; dummy, puppet, stooge

Ancestry of “марионетка”, step by step

марионетка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French marionnette

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmarionnettemarionette; puppet
2Frenchmarioleastute, intelligent, discerning; someone who is...
3Frenchmarionette—

via Russian marionnette

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianmarionnette—

Words derived from “марионетка”

Every word from French marionette →Every word from French mariole →Every word from French marionnette →