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
Ancestry of “большинство́”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | большо́й | — |
| 2 | Russian | бо́льший | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *boľьjь | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | slàva | fame; glory; glory, fame |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
Words derived from “большинство́”