Hi, Boris Liberman wrote: > > Frank, some years ago my wife and I went to Dijon for vacation. We > were amazed about how many words in Russian are actually on loan from > French.
And the other way round.... _Allegedly_ the word "bistro" derives from the Russian "bistra", meaning "hurry". Used by Russian soldiers during the Napoleonic wars when they were following the French retreat and getting the locals to feed them. Told to me by a Russian. There may be other explanations..... mike
