Where does “республика” come from?
республика (Yakut) comes from Russian респу́блика, from Latin rēspublica, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
республика (Yakut): republic
Ancestry of “республика”, step by step