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Where does “многогранный” come from?

многогранный (Russian) comes from Russian грань, from Old East Slavic грань, from Proto-Slavic granь, from Proto-Slavic -nь — Deverbative, creates nouns.

многогранный (Russian): polyhedral; many-sided, multifaceted, versatile

Definitions

  1. polyhedral; many-sided, multifaceted, versatile

Ancestry of “многогранный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianграньface; facet, side; border, verge, brink
2Old East Slavicгрань—
3Proto-Slavicgranьside, edge
4Proto-Slavic-nьDeverbative, creates nouns
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