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Where does “вкрадчиво” come from?

вкрадчиво (Russian) comes from Russian вкра́дчивый, from Russian вкрасться, from Russian кра́сться, from Russian -ся, from Old East Slavic сѧ, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

вкрадчиво (Russian): insinuatingly, ingratiatingly

Definitions

  1. insinuatingly, ingratiatingly

Ancestry of “вкрадчиво”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвкра́дчивый—
2Russianвкрастьсяto steal in, to creep in, to slip in
3Russianкра́сться—
4Russian-сяReflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and...
5Old East Slavicсѧ—
6Proto-Slavicsęoneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,...
7Proto-Balto-Slavic*sen—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
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