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Where does “ręsa” come from?

ręsa (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic ręditi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

ręsa (Proto-Slavic): edge, fringe; eyelashes; duckweed, turf

Definitions

  1. edge, fringe; eyelashes; duckweed, turf

Ancestry of “ręsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicręditito arrange
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “ręsa”

  • Rzęsa
  • rzęsa
  • resa
  • реса
  • реса
  • rjasa
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