Talk:халява

@Metaknowledge: Do you have a source for the etymology in this diff? --Anatoli T. ^{(обсудить}/^вклад) 08:31, 9 September 2018 (UTC)

I don't remember. Have you checked any Russian etymological dictionaries? I see from results like this that other people seem to have suggested this etymology, so I certainly didn't make it up! —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 15:36, 9 September 2018 (UTC)

So I've elaborated on why this etymology makes no sense. [1] lists a few more plausible versions, but none coherent enough to be convincing. --192.114.23.237 12:16, 15 November 2021 (UTC)