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Where does “дозна́ться” come from?

дозна́ться (Russian) comes from Russian зна́ть, from Old Russian знати, from Proto-Slavic znati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źnōˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéh₃t, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

Ancestry of “дозна́ться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзна́ть—
2Old Russianзнати—
3Proto-Slavicznatito know
4Proto-Balto-Slavicźnōˀteito know
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéh₃tto know; to get to know, to meet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “дозна́ться”

  • дознаваться
  • дознаватель
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