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Where does “доверчивый” come from?

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

Ancestry of “доверчивый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдове́рить—
2Russianве́рить—
3Proto-Slavicvěriti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true

Words derived from “доверчивый”

  • доверчиво
  • недоверчивый
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- →