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Where does “глубо́кий” come from?

глубо́кий (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic glǫbokъ, from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- — to split.

глубо́кий (Russian): deep

Definitions

  1. deep

Ancestry of “глубо́кий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicglǫbokъdeep
2Proto-Indo-Europeanglewbʰ-to split

Words derived from “глубо́кий”

  • неглубокий
  • глубоководный
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