Where does “дремота” come from?
дремота (Russian) comes from Russian -ота́, from Proto-Slavic -ota, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -atā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European -otéh₂.
дремота (Russian): drowsiness
Ancestry of “дремота”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | -ота́ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ota | Deadjectival, forming abstract nouns denoting the... |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -atā́ˀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -otéh₂ | — |