Where does “droska” come from?

droska (Swedish) comes from German Droschke, from Russian дро́жки, from Russian дро́ги, from Russian дрога́ — centre pole of a carriage.

droska (Swedish): carriage, coach wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power

Definitions

  1. carriage, coach wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power

Ancestry of “droska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDroschkedroshky; taxi
2Russianдро́жкиdroshky open horse-drawn carriage, especially in Russia
3Russianдро́гиwagon, hearse
4Russianдрога́centre pole of a carriage
Every word from Russian дрога́ →Every word from Russian дро́ги →Every word from Russian дро́жки →