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Where does “vъtorъ” come from?

vъtorъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

vъtorъ (Proto-Slavic): second, secondary

Definitions

  1. second, secondary

Ancestry of “vъtorъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwī-tero-further apart
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

Words derived from “vъtorъ”

  • вторник
  • wtóry
  • уторак
  • utorak
  • úterý
  • úterní
  • вторник
  • vъtorьnikъ
  • vъtorъkъ
  • utorok
  • torek
  • аўторак
  • wałtora
  • wutora
  • wutora
  • wtórk
  • воторник
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