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Where does “изощри́ть” come from?

изощри́ть (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic изощрити — to sharpen.

Ancestry of “изощри́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicизощритиto sharpen

Words derived from “изощри́ть”

  • изощрять
Every word from Old Church Slavonic изощрити →