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Where does “зави́симый” come from?

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

Ancestry of “зави́симый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзави́сеть—
2Russianвисе́тьto hang
3Old East Slavicвисѣти—
4Proto-Slavicvisětito hang; to be suspended

Words derived from “зави́симый”

  • независимый
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