English
khleb
Khleb comes from Russian хле́б.
- Russianmodernхле́бxléb
- Englishearliest quotation 1949khleb
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Russianmodernхле́бxléb
- Englishearliest quotation 1949khleb
Earliest quotation: 1949, Naum Jasny, Pre-Revolution Income and Production: “They [peasants] ate it [grain] in the form of…”
Every English word from Russian хле́б
Today it means
noun (A type of) Russian bread.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Russian хле́б / khleb