Where does “ящичек” come from?
ящичек (Russian) comes from Russian я́щик, from Old East Slavic аскъ, from Old Norse askr, from Old English ærn, from Proto-West Germanic raʀn, from Proto-Germanic razną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
ящичек (Russian): (small) box, crate, drawer, hussy
Definitions
- (small) box, crate, drawer, hussy