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Where does “насильно” come from?

насильно (Russian) comes from Ukrainian наси́льний, from Ukrainian сила, from Proto-Slavic sila, from Proto-Balto-Slavic séiˀlāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂i-l-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.

насильно (Russian): forcibly, by force, against somebody's will

Definitions

  1. forcibly, by force, against somebody's will

Ancestry of “насильно”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianнаси́льний—
2Ukrainianсилаforce; strength
3Proto-Slavicsilastrength, force
4Proto-Balto-Slavicséiˀlāˀstrength, force; soul
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂i-l-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy
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