Where does “вездесущий” come from?
вездесущий (Russian) comes from Russian везде́, from Old East Slavic вьсьде, from Proto-Slavic vьśьde, from Proto-Slavic vьśь, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Ancestry of “вездесущий”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | везде́ | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | вьсьде | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vьśьde | everywhere |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | vьśь | all |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |