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Where does “мѫдръ” come from?

мѫдръ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic mǫdrъ, from Proto-Indo-European modʰros, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

мѫдръ (Old Church Slavonic): wise

Definitions

  1. wise

Ancestry of “мѫдръ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmǫdrъwise
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmodʰrosblue
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Words derived from “мѫдръ”

  • мѫдрость
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