Where does “зави́симость” come from?
зави́симость (Russian) comes from Russian зави́симый, from Russian зави́сеть, from Russian висе́ть, from Old East Slavic висѣти, from Proto-Slavic visěti — to hang; to be suspended.
зави́симость (Russian): dependence
Definitions
- dependence
Ancestry of “зави́симость”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | зави́симый | dependent |
| 2 | Russian | зави́сеть | to depend (on), to rely (on) |
| 3 | Russian | висе́ть | to hang |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | висѣти | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | visěti | to hang; to be suspended |