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Where does “улица” come from?

улица (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic ulica, from Proto-Slavic -ica — *děva → *děvica; *muxa → *mušica; *noga →...

Ancestry of “улица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviculicapassage; street
2Proto-Slavic-ica*děva → *děvica; *muxa → *mušica; *noga →...

Words derived from “улица”

  • улица
  • uulits
  • ульча
  • улич
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