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Where does “мечта́ть” come from?

мечта́ть (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic мьчьтати, from Proto-Slavic mьčьtati.

Ancestry of “мечта́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicмьчьтати—
2Proto-Slavicmьčьtati—

Words derived from “мечта́ть”

  • мечтательный
Every word from Proto-Slavic mьčьtati →