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Where does “ава́ль” come from?

ава́ль (Russian) comes from French aval, from French à, from English avie, from French envie, from Latin invidia, from Latin invidus, from Latin invideo, from Latin īn- — in.

Ancestry of “ава́ль”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchavaldownstream area, lower reaches; approval,...
2Frenchàto; on the, to; at
3Englishavieemulously
4Frenchenviedesire, lust, urge; appetite, craving; envy
5Latininvidiaenvy, grudge, jealousy, prejudice, spite; an...
6Latininvidusenvious; hostile, inimical
7LatininvideoI look askance or maliciously at, cast an evil...
8Latinīn-—
9Latinîn—
10Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
11Proto-Italicenin
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
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