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Where does “проповѣдь” come from?

проповѣдь (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic про-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

проповѣдь (Old Church Slavonic): sermon

Definitions

  1. sermon

Ancestry of “проповѣдь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпро-—
2Proto-Slavicpro-—
3Proto-Slavic*pro—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*pra—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “проповѣдь”

  • проповедь
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