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Where does “Pravda” come from?

Pravda is a Russian word derived from Old Church Slavonic Правда, meaning truth or justice.

Pravda (English): A newspaper or other media channel seen as...

Definitions

  1. A newspaper or other media channel seen as...

Ancestry of “Pravda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпра́вдаtruth
2Old East Slavicправьда—
3Proto-Slavicpravьdatruth; justice
4Proto-Slavicpravъright, straight; correct
5Proto-Balto-Slavicprōˀwas—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₃-wo-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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