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Where does “обрѣтати” come from?

обрѣтати (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic obrěsti, from Proto-Slavic ob- — somewhat; off, around.

обрѣтати (Old Church Slavonic): find, discover; turn out

Definitions

  1. find, discover; turn out

Ancestry of “обрѣтати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicobrěstito find
2Proto-Slavicob-somewhat; off, around

Words derived from “обрѣтати”

  • обрѣтатель
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