Where does “за́поведь” come from?

за́поведь (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic заповѣдь, from Proto-Slavic *zapovědь — order, command.

за́поведь (Russian): commandment

Definitions

  1. commandment

Ancestry of “за́поведь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicзаповѣдьcommand
2Proto-Slavic*zapovědьorder, command

Words derived from “за́поведь”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *zapovědь →Every word from Old East Slavic заповѣдь →