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Where does “многочи́сленный” come from?

многочи́сленный (Russian) comes from Russian число́, from Old East Slavic число, from Proto-Slavic čislo, from Proto-Slavic čisti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic (s)keistéi, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷéyt-t ~ *(s)kit-ént, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt- — to notice; to read.

многочи́сленный (Russian): numerous

Definitions

  1. numerous

Ancestry of “многочи́сленный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчисло́number; count; number
2Old East Slavicчисло—
3Proto-Slavicčislonumber
4Proto-Slavicčistito read; to honour
5Proto-Balto-Slavic(s)keistéi—
6Proto-Indo-European*(s)kʷéyt-t ~ *(s)kit-ént—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeyt-to notice; to read

Words derived from “многочи́сленный”

  • немногочисленный
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