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Where does “кремль” come from?

кремль (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic кремль, from Proto-Slavic kremljь.

кремль (Russian): kremlin; The Kremlin

Definitions

  1. kremlin; The Kremlin

Ancestry of “кремль”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicкремль—
2Proto-Slavickremljь—

Words derived from “кремль”

  • Kreml
  • кремљ
  • kremljolog
  • kremlj
  • кремљолог
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