Where does “заслуживать” come from?
заслуживать (Russian) comes from Russian заслужи́ть, from Russian служи́ть, from Old East Slavic служити, from Proto-Slavic *služìti — to serve.
заслуживать (Russian): to deserve
Definitions
- to deserve
Ancestry of “заслуживать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | заслужи́ть | to deserve |
| 2 | Russian | служи́ть | to serve |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | служити | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *služìti | to serve |