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Vol. 09 · Loanwords ·russian ·1830s

Samovar

from самовар (samovar)

Meaning
Self-boiler — a heated metal urn for tea.
Source word
самовар (samovar)
Route into English
Tula (Russia) tea-urn manufacturing → English via 19th-c. Russian travel writing.
Arrived
1830s

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