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Where does “и́звесть” come from?

и́звесть (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

и́звесть (Russian): lime

Definitions

  1. lime

Ancestry of “и́звесть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄσβεστοςunquenchable, inextinguishable; endless,...
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “и́звесть”

  • известняк
  • извёстка
  • извести
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