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Where does “мечтательный” come from?

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

Ancestry of “мечтательный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмечта́ть—
2Old Church Slavonicмьчьтати—
3Proto-Slavicmьčьtati—

Words derived from “мечтательный”

  • мечтательно
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