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Where does “делить” come from?

делить (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic děliti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic doyl-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

делить (Russian): to divide

Definitions

  1. to divide

Ancestry of “делить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdělitito divide
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdoyl-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

Words derived from “делить”

  • поделить
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