Where does “фарс” come from?
фарс (Russian) comes from French farce, from Old French farse, from Old French farsir, from Latin farcio, from Proto-Italic farkjō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrekʷ- — to condense; to crowd together.
фарс (Russian): farce
Ancestry of “фарс”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | farce | stuffing; farce |
| 2 | Old French | farse | — |
| 3 | Old French | farsir | — |
| 4 | Latin | farcio | I cram, stuff |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | farkjō | to stuff |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrekʷ- | to condense; to crowd together |