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Where does “готовый” come from?

готовый (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic готовыи, from Proto-Slavic gotovъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gatawas, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂- — to step.

Ancestry of “готовый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicготовыи—
2Proto-Slavicgotovъready
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*gatawas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂-to step

Words derived from “готовый”

  • неготовый
  • готовность
  • уготовать
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