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Where does “крепи́ть” come from?

крепи́ть (Russian) comes from Serbo-Croatian krepiti, from Serbo-Croatian krȅpak, from Proto-Slavic krěpъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Ancestry of “крепи́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankrepitito strengthen, invigorate, reinforce, vitalize,...
2Serbo-Croatiankrȅpak—
3Proto-Slavickrěpъkъstrong
4Proto-Slavic-ъkъForms diminutives from old u-stem nouns;...
5Proto-Slavic-kъDeverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or...
6Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “крепи́ть”

  • скрепить
  • крепиться
  • подкрепить
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