Where does “этакий” come from?
этакий (Russian) comes from Russian э́так, from Russian так, from Old East Slavic тако, from Proto-Slavic tako, from Proto-Slavic takъ — such, such a , of that kind.
этакий (Russian): such, like this; what
Ancestry of “этакий”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | э́так | — |
| 2 | Russian | так | so, thus; like that; so much |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | тако | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | tako | thus, so, in such a way |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | takъ | such, such a , of that kind |