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Where does “наполня́ть” come from?

наполня́ть (Russian) comes from Russian по́лный, from Proto-Slavic pьlnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pílˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

Ancestry of “наполня́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпо́лныйfull, complete
2Proto-Slavicpьlnъfull
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpílˀnasfull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “наполня́ть”

  • наполняться
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