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Where does “всеми́рный” come from?

всеми́рный (Russian) comes from Russian Мир, from Proto-Slavic mirъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiˀrás, from Proto-Indo-European meyH-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

Ancestry of “всеми́рный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianМир—
2Proto-Slavicmirъpeace; world
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmeiˀráspeace
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanmeyH-ró-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “всеми́рный”

  • всемирно
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