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Where does “надёжа” come from?

надёжа (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic надежа, from Proto-Slavic nadeďa, from Proto-Slavic děti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

надёжа (Russian): hope; support, stronghold

Definitions

  1. hope; support, stronghold

Ancestry of “надёжа”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicнадежа—
2Proto-Slavicnadeďahope
3Proto-Slavicdětito do; to put, to place; to thread, to pass...
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdḗˀteito put, to place; to do
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “надёжа”

  • ненадёжный
  • безнадёжный
  • безнадёжность
  • безнадёжно
  • надёжный
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