Etymologically

Russian words by century

When Russian words were first recorded in writing. The 121 entries with a date of first attestation, by century: move the slider through time, or pick a century to see all of its words in the order they appeared.

Explore by century

Every century

A word's century is the date its entry gives for its first appearance in writing, which is often later than when it was first spoken. More in the Russian statistics and Russian words by origin.