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Where does “ве́рно” come from?

ве́рно (Russian) comes from Russian ве́рный, from Proto-Slavic věrьnъ, from Proto-Slavic věra, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.

ве́рно (Russian): correctly

Definitions

  1. correctly

Ancestry of “ве́рно”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianве́рныйfaithful, true, correct
2Proto-Slavicvěrьnъ—
3Proto-Slavicvěrafaith, belief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true

Words derived from “ве́рно”

  • неверно
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