Where does “зрелище” come from?
зрелище (Russian) comes from Russian зреть, from Proto-Slavic zьrěti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
зрелище (Russian): spectacle, show
Ancestry of “зрелище”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | зреть | to ripen, to mature; to watch, to look at |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | zьrěti | to observe, to look at; to ripen |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |