Where does “намудрить” come from?
намудрить (Russian) comes from Russian мудри́ть, from Russian му́дрый, from Old East Slavic мудръ, from Proto-Slavic mǫdrъ, from Proto-Indo-European modʰros, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
намудрить (Russian): to be too clever, to complicate things...
Definitions
- to be too clever, to complicate things...
Ancestry of “намудрить”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | мудри́ть | — |
| 2 | Russian | му́дрый | wise |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | мудръ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | mǫdrъ | wise |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | modʰros | blue |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |