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Where does “-яга” come from?

-яга (Russian) comes from Russian -ха, from Proto-Slavic -xъ.

Ancestry of “-яга”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-хаpejorative suffix
2Proto-Slavic-xъ—

Words derived from “-яга”

  • дворняга
  • работяга
  • стиляга
  • передряга
  • трудяга
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