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Where does “воспротивиться” come from?

воспротивиться (Russian) comes from Russian проти́виться, from Russian -ся, from Old East Slavic сѧ, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

воспротивиться (Russian): to oppose, to object, to resist, to stand up , to...

Definitions

  1. to oppose, to object, to resist, to stand up , to...

Ancestry of “воспротивиться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпроти́виться—
2Russian-сяReflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and...
3Old East Slavicсѧ—
4Proto-Slavicsęoneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,...
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*sen—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
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