Where does “в общем” come from?
в общем (Russian) comes from Russian в, from Old East Slavic въ, from Proto-Slavic vъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
в общем (Russian): in general, generally, all in all, on the whole,...
Definitions
- in general, generally, all in all, on the whole,...
Ancestry of “в общем”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | в | in, at, on; to, into; at, in, on |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | въ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vъ(n) | in, inside, within; in, into, inside; at |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |