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Where does “Ossete” come from?

Ossete (English) comes from Russian осети́н, from Russian -ин, from Old East Slavic -инъ, from Proto-Slavic -inъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Ossete (English): Ossetian

Definitions

  1. Ossetian

Ancestry of “Ossete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianосети́нOssetian
2Russian-ин-'s
3Old East Slavic-инъ—
4Proto-Slavic-inъ-ine; Creates singulatives, mostly with...
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “Ossete”

  • Ossetic
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