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Where does “באָלשעוויק” come from?

באָלשעוויק (Yiddish) comes from Russian большеви́к, from Russian бо́льше.

באָלשעוויק (Yiddish): Bolshevik

Definitions

  1. Bolshevik

Ancestry of “באָלשעוויק”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбольшеви́к—
2Russianбо́льше—
Every word from Russian бо́льше →