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Where does “кре́пость” come from?

кре́пость (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic крѣпость, from Proto-Slavic krěpostь, from Proto-Slavic -ostь — Used with adjectival stems to form abstract...

Ancestry of “кре́пость”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicкрѣпостьstrength
2Proto-Slavickrěpostь—
3Proto-Slavic-ostьUsed with adjectival stems to form abstract...

Words derived from “кре́пость”

  • крепостной
  • крепостца
  • kreeposti
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