Where does “бесконечность” come from?
бесконечность (Russian) comes from Russian бесконе́чный, from Russian коне́чный, from Old East Slavic коньчьнꙑи, from Proto-Slavic *konьčьnъ — last, ultimate.
бесконечность (Russian): infinity, endlessness
Definitions
- infinity, endlessness
Ancestry of “бесконечность”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | бесконе́чный | endless, infinite, unlimited, boundless |
| 2 | Russian | коне́чный | final |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | коньчьнꙑи | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *konьčьnъ | last, ultimate |