Etymology

Yasha

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Today it means: A diminutive Яша of the Russian/Ukrainian male given name Яков (Jákov)/Яків (Jákiv), equivalent to English Jake Full definition →

Russian Я́ша ← Ukrainian Я́ша
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The story

  1. Ukrainian · borrowed fromЯ́ша
  2. Russian · borrowed fromЯ́ша
  3. English todayYasha

Borrowed from Russian Я́ша (Jáša) or borrowed from Ukrainian Я́ша (Jáša).

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