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Where does “рыдати” come from?

рыдати (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic rydati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rūˀd-, from Proto-Indo-European HrewdH- — to weep.

Ancestry of “рыдати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrydatito weep, to wail
2Proto-Balto-Slavicrūˀd-—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewdH-to weep

Words derived from “рыдати”

  • рыдать
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