[Pecheneg]

Marta
The point is that the author connects the origin of many Russian idioms with "broken telephone" with the Arabs. Why do so - do not understand. Do not dig deep enough enthusiasm.



Kef (Russian)-derived from the Arabic. kayf «idleness, rest. Russian. You're not relaxing occurs at the beginning of the XIX century, the form kicks - with the second half of the XIX century.

Here are some idioms Russian-Ukrainian:

Only himself to blame - Bachili Ochi, scho kupuvali, їжте, hoch povilazte. (Ukrainian) (Did you see his eyes, what to buy, eat at least get out.)

A black cat ran - Glek beat (Ukr) (Pots stoned.)

To happiness - who the bad weather .- To Vesillja and куркі death. (Ukr) (Who's wedding, and the chicken's death.)