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Where does “этак” come from?

этак (Russian) comes from Russian так, from Old East Slavic тако, from Proto-Slavic tako, from Proto-Slavic takъ — such, such a , of that kind.

Ancestry of “этак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтакso, thus; like that; so much
2Old East Slavicтако—
3Proto-Slavictakothus, so, in such a way
4Proto-Slavictakъsuch, such a , of that kind

Words derived from “этак”

  • эдак
  • этакий
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