English
kibitka
Kibitka comes from Russian киби́тка.
- Russianmodernкиби́ткаkibítka
- Englishearliest quotation 1868kibitka
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Russianmodernкиби́ткаkibítka
- Englishearliest quotation 1868kibitka
Earliest quotation: 1868, Route 25: London to Pekin […]: “Three kinds of conveyances are available: the telega, or…”
Every English word from Russian киби́тка
Today it means
noun A Russian type of telega or sleigh with a (usually rounded) cover over the passenger seats.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Russian киби́тка / kibitka