Vol. 09 · Loanwords ·russian ·1840s
Troika
from тройка (troika)
- Meaning
- A set of three — originally a three-horse carriage.
- Source word
- тройка (troika)
- Route into English
- Russian transport → English political idiom for any group of three (esp. ruling triumvirates).
- Arrived
- 1840s
English borrows.
Browse the full loanword atlas or explore another source language.