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Where does “зави́сеть” come from?

зави́сеть (Russian) comes from Russian висе́ть, from Old East Slavic висѣти, from Proto-Slavic visěti — to hang; to be suspended.

Ancestry of “зави́сеть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвисе́тьto hang
2Old East Slavicвисѣти—
3Proto-Slavicvisětito hang; to be suspended

Words derived from “зави́сеть”

  • зависимый
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