Old Ruthenian

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фїа́лка

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Etymology

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From фїа́локъ m (fiálok) +‎ -ка (-ka), further borrowed from Polish fiałek, fijałek, variant of fiołek, from Old Polish fiołek, from Middle High German vîol, from Old High German viola, from Latin viola. First attested in the early 17th century.[1]

Noun

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фїалка (fialkaf inan (related adjective фїа́лковый or фїѧ́лковый)

  1. (botany) violet (flower)
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References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “фіа́лка”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 93:ст. фия́лок, фиа́лок (XVII ст.)st. fyjálok, fyálok (XVII st.)

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