Where does “охра́нка” come from?
охра́нка (Russian) comes from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.
охра́нка (Russian): okhrana "Department for Protecting the Public Security and Order", the secret police force of the Russian Empire operational from 1866 to 1917
Definitions
- okhrana "Department for Protecting the Public Security and Order", the secret police force of the Russian Empire operational from 1866 to 1917