'Samovar' is a word borrowed from Russian 'samovar'. The word entered the English language some time around 1830.
samovar [noun] [1830]
- an urn with a spigot at its base used especially in Russia to boil water for tea
- an urn similar to a Russian samovar with a device for heating the contents
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Etymology: Russian, from 'samo-' self + 'varit'' to boil
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