Where does “довоенный” come from?
довоенный (Russian) comes from Russian до-, from Proto-Slavic dȍ, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
довоенный (Russian): antebellum, prewar
Ancestry of “довоенный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | до- | up to; completely; pre-, ante- |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dȍ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |