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Where does “труба” come from?

труба (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic труба, from Proto-Slavic trǫba — pipe, tube; trumpet.

труба (Russian): pipe; trumpet

Definitions

  1. pipe; trumpet

Ancestry of “труба”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтруба—
2Proto-Slavictrǫbapipe, tube; trumpet

Words derived from “труба”

  • трубный
  • трубочист
  • патрубок
  • truba
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