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Where does “гла́дить” come from?

гла́дить (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic gladiti — to stroke.

Ancestry of “гла́дить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgladitito stroke

Words derived from “гла́дить”

  • пригладить
  • поглаживать
  • сгладить
Every word from Proto-Slavic gladiti →