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samovar

A samovar is a 'self-boiler': Russian samo- 'self' + varit' 'to boil', for the urn that heats its own water for tea. It travelled with Russian tea culture to Persia, Turkey, the Caucasus and Central Asia — where samovar also means a teahouse — north to the Kola Sami, and west to English.

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The road to English

From Russian to Persian

From Russian to Ottoman Turkish

From Russian to Azerbaijani

From Russian to Georgian

From Russian to Kazakh

From Russian to Uzbek

From Russian to Kildin Sami

From Russian to Polish

From Russian to Hungarian

From Russian to Japanese

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