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Where does “миновать” come from?

миновать (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic миновати, from Proto-Slavic minovati, from Proto-Slavic -ovati — Creates verbs out of nouns and adjectives.

миновать (Russian): to pass, to elapse; to go by, to go past; to turn

Definitions

  1. to pass, to elapse; to go by, to go past; to turn

Ancestry of “миновать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicминовати—
2Proto-Slavicminovatito pass
3Proto-Slavic-ovatiCreates verbs out of nouns and adjectives

Words derived from “миновать”

  • неминуемый
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