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Where does “тоскливо” come from?

тоскливо (Russian) comes from Russian тоскли́вый, from Russian тоска́ — melancholy; anguish, tedium, longing.

тоскливо (Russian): drearily; sadly, in a sad voice; dully

Definitions

  1. drearily; sadly, in a sad voice; dully

Ancestry of “тоскливо”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтоскли́вый—
2Russianтоска́melancholy; anguish, tedium, longing
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