Where does “печальник” come from?
печальник (Russian) comes from Russian печа́литься, from Russian печа́лить, from Russian печа́ль, from Old East Slavic печаль, from Proto-Slavic pečalь, from Proto-Slavic pekti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.
печальник (Russian): sympathizer, someone who cares about others
Definitions
- sympathizer, someone who cares about others
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