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There are at least two plausible hypotheses about origin of the word tachanka.

The etymological dictionary of Vasmer suggests that the word derives from Ukrainian netychanka (" нетичанка "), Polish najtyczanka, a type of a carriage named after the town of Neutitschein, now Nový Jičín in the Czech Republic.

According to another opinion, it is a Ukrainian diminutive, or endearing form of the word tachka (, meaning ' wheelbarrow ').

Still another opinion is that it is a contracted word ' Tavrichanka ' for rugged carriages known in Southern Ukraine and Crimea, derived from the name " Taurida " for this area.