Etymology

Abrek

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Today it means: A North Caucasian highlander, a guerrilla fighter during Russian expansion in the North Caucasus in the 19th century. Full definition →

os абырӕг ← Russian абре́к
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromабре́к
  2. os · derived fromабырӕг“robber”
  3. English todayAbrek

From Ossetian абырӕг (abyræg, “robber”) via Russian абре́к (abrɛ́k).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.