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Where does “весь” come from?

весь (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic вьсь, from Proto-Slavic vьśь, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

весь (Russian): all, the whole, the whole of; everything, all;...

Definitions

  1. all, the whole, the whole of; everything, all;...

Ancestry of “весь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicвьсь—
2Proto-Slavicvьśьall
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “весь”

  • везде
  • всё
  • всего-навсего
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