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Where does “видъ” come from?

видъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic vidъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic weiˀdas, from Proto-Indo-European wéydos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Ancestry of “видъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvidъsight; view; appearance
2Proto-Balto-Slavicweiˀdas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydosseeing, image
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “видъ”

  • вид
  • миндалевидный
  • завидный
  • миловидный
  • видный
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