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Where does “дове́рить” come from?

дове́рить (Russian) comes from Russian ве́рить, from Proto-Slavic věriti, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.

Ancestry of “дове́рить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianве́рить—
2Proto-Slavicvěriti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true

Words derived from “дове́рить”

  • довериться
  • доверчивый
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