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Where does “нача́ло” come from?

нача́ло (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic начѧло, from Proto-Slavic načędlo.

нача́ло (Russian): command

Definitions

  1. command

Ancestry of “нача́ло”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicначѧло—
2Proto-Slavicnačędlo—

Words derived from “нача́ло”

  • начальство
  • начальник
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