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Where does “доводка” come from?

доводка (Russian) comes from Russian доводи́ть, from Russian води́ть, from Proto-Slavic voditi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wádīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

доводка (Russian): finishing; tuning, refinement, tweaking

Definitions

  1. finishing; tuning, refinement, tweaking

Ancestry of “доводка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдоводи́ть—
2Russianводи́тьlead; to drive; to lead, to drive, to breed
3Proto-Slavicvoditito lead, to conduct
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwádīˀteito lead, to conduct
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
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