Etymology

rusalka

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Today it means: A female water spirit that leads handsome men to their deaths underwater. Full definition →

Russian руса́лка
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The story

  1. Russian · borrowed fromруса́лка“mermaid, siren”
  2. English todayrusalka

From Russian руса́лка (rusálka, “mermaid, siren”). Doublet of rosalia.

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