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Where does “бессмысленно” come from?

бессмысленно (Russian) comes from Russian бессмы́сленный, from Russian смысл, from Russian смыслить, from Russian с-, from Proto-Slavic sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

бессмысленно (Russian): senselessly; foolishly; short neuter singular of...

Definitions

  1. senselessly; foolishly; short neuter singular of...

Ancestry of “бессмысленно”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбессмы́сленный—
2Russianсмыслsense, meaning; respect; use
3Russianсмыслитьto understand; to be knowledgeable , to know...
4Russianс-down; off, from off
5Proto-Slavicsъ(n)with, accompanying, alongside; with, by means of,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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