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Where does “ščedrъ” come from?

ščedrъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sḱeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

ščedrъ (Proto-Slavic): generous

Definitions

  1. generous

Ancestry of “ščedrъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansḱeyd-to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
3Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Words derived from “ščedrъ”

  • szczodry
  • Szczodry
  • Szczodruch
  • szczodrość
  • štědrý
  • štědrost
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