Where does “нравъ” come from?
нравъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Old Church Slavonic нравъ, from Old Church Slavonic нъравъ, from Proto-Slavic nȏrvъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr — man; power, force, vital energy.
Ancestry of “нравъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | нравъ | Alternative form of нъравъ |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | нъравъ | nature, character |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | nȏrvъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗr | man; power, force, vital energy |