Where does “насущный” come from?

насущный (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic насѫщьнъ, from Old Church Slavonic на, from Proto-Slavic na, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

насущный (Russian): vital, essential, urgent, necessary

Definitions

  1. vital, essential, urgent, necessary

Ancestry of “насущный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicнасѫщьнъvital, essential, urgent, necessary, supersubstantial
2Old Church Slavonicнаonto, on; into, in
3Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Slavic naEvery word from Old Church Slavonic на
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