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Where does “здесь” come from?

здесь (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic сьдесь, from Old East Slavic сьде, from Proto-Slavic sьde — here, in this place.

здесь (Russian): here

Definitions

  1. here

Ancestry of “здесь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсьдесь—
2Old East Slavicсьде—
3Proto-Slavicsьdehere, in this place

Words derived from “здесь”

  • здешний
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