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Where does “начало” come from?

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

начало (Russian): command

Definitions

  1. command

Ancestry of “начало”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicначѧло—
2Proto-Slavicnačędlo—

Words derived from “начало”

  • начальство
  • начальник
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