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Where does “дешевизна” come from?

дешевизна (Russian) comes from Russian дешёвый, from Old East Slavic дешевъ, from Proto-Slavic deševъ — cheap.

дешевизна (Russian): cheapness

Definitions

  1. cheapness

Ancestry of “дешевизна”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдешёвыйcheap, empty, worthless; cheap, inexpensive, low
2Old East Slavicдешевъ—
3Proto-Slavicdeševъcheap
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