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Where does “напролёт” come from?

напролёт (Russian) comes from Russian на́, from Proto-Slavic na, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

напролёт (Russian): straight through, without a break

Definitions

  1. straight through, without a break

Ancestry of “напролёт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianна́—
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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