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Where does “хулиганский” come from?

хулиганский (Russian) comes from Russian хулига́н, from English hooligan, from English Houlihan.

хулиганский (Russian): rowdy, rampageous, ruffian-like, ruffianly

Definitions

  1. rowdy, rampageous, ruffian-like, ruffianly

Ancestry of “хулиганский”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianхулига́н—
2EnglishhooliganA person that causes trouble or violence;...
3EnglishHoulihan—
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