Where does “неумолимо” come from?
неумолимо (Russian) comes from Russian неумоли́мый, from Russian умоли́ть, from Russian моли́ть, from Old East Slavic молити, from Proto-Slavic modlìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *maldī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European meldʰ- — to ask, pray, speak; lightning.
неумолимо (Russian): inexorably, implacably (in an inexorable manner; relentlessly)
Definitions
- inexorably, implacably (in an inexorable manner; relentlessly)
Ancestry of “неумолимо”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | неумоли́мый | inexorable, implacable |
| 2 | Russian | умоли́ть | to move (+to), to move by entreaties |
| 3 | Russian | моли́ть | to implore, to entreat, to beseech |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | молити | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | modlìti | to ask, pray |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *maldī́ˀtei | to pray |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meldʰ- | to ask, pray, speak; lightning |