Where does “большинство́” come from?
большинство́ (Russian) comes from Russian большо́й, from Russian бо́льший, from Proto-Slavic *boľьjь, from Proto-Slavic slàva, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
большинство́ (Russian): majority
Definitions
- majority
Ancestry of “большинство́”, step by step
большинство́ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian большо́й
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | большо́й | big, large, great |
| 2 | Russian | бо́льший | bigger, greater |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *boľьjь | bigger, greater |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | slàva | fame; glory; glory, fame |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via Russian бо́льше
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | бо́льше | bigger, larger, more, greater |
Words derived from “большинство́”
- Bolshevism
- bolshevism
- большеви́зм
- большевик
- монобольшинство
- Bolschewismus
- bolchevismo
- bolchevismo
- bolsjewisme
- bolșevism
- bolsjevism
- bolševismi
- bolsevizmus
- antibolshevism
- anarcho-bolshevism
- Kulturbolschewismus
- antibolchevismo
- bolșeviza
- Nationalbolschewismus
- anarcobolchevismo
- anarcobolchevismo
- Bolschevism
- bolsjevisme
- cultural Bolshevism