Where does “едва” come from?

едва (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic *edъva — barely, scarcely.

едва (Russian): hardly, barely

Definitions

  1. hardly, barely

Ancestry of “едва”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*edъvabarely, scarcely
Every word from Proto-Slavic *edъva