Where does “многочисленный” come from?
многочисленный (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.
многочисленный (Russian): numerous
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