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Where does “фигляр” come from?

фигляр (Russian) comes from Polish figlarz, from Polish -arz, from Old Polish -arz, from Proto-Slavic -ařь, from Gothic -𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

фигляр (Russian): buffoon, clown, jester

Definitions

  1. buffoon, clown, jester

Ancestry of “фигляр”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishfiglarzprankster, trickster, mischief-maker; A type of...
2Polish-arz-er
3Old Polish-arz—
4Proto-Slavic-ařь-er
5Gothic-𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃-er
6Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
7Latin-ārius—
8Proto-Italic*-āzios—
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