Where does “нежность” come from?
нежность (Russian) comes from Russian не́жный, from Proto-Slavic něžьnъ, from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ — -ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives.
нежность (Russian): tenderness, caress, fondness, delicacy; kind...
Definitions
- tenderness, caress, fondness, delicacy; kind...
Ancestry of “нежность”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | не́жный | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | něžьnъ | tender |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьnъ | -ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives |