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Where does “нравъ” come from?

нравъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic нъравъ, from Proto-Slavic nȏrvъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr — man; power, force, vital energy.

нравъ (Old Church Slavonic): Alternative form of нъравъ

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of нъравъ

Ancestry of “нравъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicнъравъnature, character
2Proto-Slavicnȏrvъ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗrman; power, force, vital energy

Words derived from “нравъ”

  • нравоучение
  • нравиться
  • нрав
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