Where does “хлопец” come from?

хлопец (Russian) comes from Ukrainian хло́пець, from Polish chłopiec, from Proto-Slavic xolpъ — bondman, serf, peasant.

хлопец (Russian): lad, boy

Definitions

  1. lad, boy

Ancestry of “хлопец”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianхло́пецьboy, lad
2Polishchłopiecboy
3Proto-Slavicxolpъbondman, serf, peasant
Every word from Proto-Slavic xolpъ →Every word from Polish chłopiec →Every word from Ukrainian хло́пець →