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Where does “неспешный” come from?

неспешный (Russian) comes from Russian спе́шный, from Russian спех, from Proto-Slavic spěxъ, from Proto-Slavic spěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic spḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

Ancestry of “неспешный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianспе́шный—
2Russianспех"in expressions only"
3Proto-Slavicspěxъhaste
4Proto-Slavicspětito advance, ripen, hurry
5Proto-Balto-Slavicspḗˀtei
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

Words derived from “неспешный”

  • неспешно
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