Balticism

English

Etymology

Baltic +‎ -ism

Noun

Balticism (plural Balticisms)

1. A word or other feature originating in a Baltic language that has been borrowed by another language, usually a Slavic one.
   • 1996, Zigmas Zinkevičius, The History of the Lithuanian Language, page 52:

     There are some old Balticisms though they are difficult to differentiate from Lithuanian.

Translations

word

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• Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can