Where does “абзац” come from?

абзац (Komi-Zyrian) comes from Russian абзац, from German Absatz, from Middle High German abesaz.

абзац (Komi-Zyrian): paragraph

Definitions

  1. paragraph

Ancestry of “абзац”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianабзацparagraph; an indentation at the start of a...
2GermanAbsatzturnover; heel; paragraph
3Middle High Germanabesaz—
Every word from Middle High German abesaz →
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