poltina

noun

pol·​ti·​na päl-ˈtē-nə 

variants or poltinnik

päl-ˈtē-nik 

plural poltinas or poltinniks

: a Russian silver half-ruble or 50-kopeck piece

Word History

Etymology

poltinnik from Russian, half-ruble piece, from poltina half a ruble, from Old Russian polŭtina, probably from polŭ half + tina, genitive of tinŭ ruble; poltina from Russian; probably akin to Latin duplus double and to Greek temnein to cut

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined above

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