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Where does “хлопец” come from?

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

хлопец (Russian): lad, boy

Definitions

  1. lad, boy

Ancestry of “хлопец”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianхло́пецьboy, lad
2Polishchłopiec—
3Proto-Slavicxolpъ—
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