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Where does “шпаргалка” come from?

шпаргалка (Russian) comes from Polish szpargał, from Latin sparganum, from Ancient Greek σπάργανον, from Ancient Greek σπάργω, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

шпаргалка (Russian): cheat sheet, crib

Definitions

  1. cheat sheet, crib

Ancestry of “шпаргалка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishszpargałknick-knack
2Latinsparganumdiaper
3Ancient Greekσπάργανονband for swathing infants; swaddling clothes;...
4Ancient Greekσπάργωto swaddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
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