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  2. List of English words of Russian origin - Wikipedia

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    Many languages, including English, contain words (Russianisms) most likely borrowed from the Russian language.Not all of the words are of purely Russian or origin. Some of them co-exist in other Slavic languages, and it can be difficult to determine whether they entered English from Russian or, say, Bulgarian.

  3. Lists of English words by country or language of origin

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    The following are lists of words in the English language that are known as "loanwords" or "borrowings," which are derived from other languages. For Old English-derived words, see List of English words of Old English origin. English words of African origin; List of English words of Afrikaans origin. List of South African English regionalisms

  4. List of calques - Wikipedia

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    Although some Western vocabulary entered the language as loanwords – e.g., Italian salvietta, "napkin", was simply Russified in sound and spelling to салфетка (salfetka) – Pushkin and those he influenced most often preferred to render foreign borrowings into Russian by calquing. Compound words were broken down to their component ...

  5. Loanword - Wikipedia

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    The English language has borrowed many words from other cultures or languages. For examples, see Lists of English words by country or language of origin and Anglicisation. Some English loanwords remain relatively faithful to the original phonology even though a particular phoneme might not exist or

  6. Wikipedia:Manual of Style/List of Loanwords - Wikipedia

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    All loanwords are taken from Lists of English words by country or language of origin. If you know a loanword not included on this list please add it; if you have concerns that words included are not loanwords, please raise them on the talk page. In the interest of clarity, even common loanwords like Banjo or Chemistry are included.

  7. Foreign-language influences in English - Wikipedia

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    Many loanwords have entered into English from other languages. [not verified in body] [4] [page range too broad] English borrowed many words from Old Norse, the North Germanic language of the Vikings, [5] and later from Norman French, the Romance language of the Normans, which descends from Latin.

  8. Proto-Slavic borrowings - Wikipedia

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    Slavic loanwords sparked numerous debates in the 20th century, some of which persist today. Linguists Max Vasmer and Oleg Trubachyov compiled and published academic dictionaries on Slavic languages that are used worldwide in academia and are considered the most accurate sources for Slavic etymology.

  9. List of English words of Turkic origin - Wikipedia

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    from Russian bogatyr "hero, athlete, warrior", from Old Russian bogatyri, of Turkic origin; akin to Turkish batur "brave" [57] Borek from Turkish börek, ultimately from root bur-, "twisted" Borunduk from Russian burunduk, which is from Mari uromdok or from Turkic burunduk. A Siberian ground squirrel. [58] [59] [60] Bosa or boza