Where does “наваждение” come from?
наваждение (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic наваждениѥ, from Old Church Slavonic навадити, from Serbo-Croatian вадити, from Proto-Slavic vaditi, from Proto-Indo-European (s)wod-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
наваждение (Russian): delusion, hallucination
Definitions
- delusion, hallucination
Ancestry of “наваждение”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | наваждениѥ | slander, calumny |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | навадити | to persuade, to prompt, to incite |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | вадити | to take out, draw; to extract; to save |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | vaditi | to argue; to scold, to brawl; to take out |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)wod- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |