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Where does “ну-с” come from?

ну-с (Russian) comes from Russian -с, from Russian су́дарь, from Russian госуда́рь, from Old East Slavic государь, from Old East Slavic господарь, from Proto-Slavic gospodarь, from Proto-Slavic gospodь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gastipatis — to drink.

ну-с (Russian): now then, well

Definitions

  1. now then, well

Ancestry of “ну-с”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-сsir
2Russianсу́дарьsir
3Russianгосуда́рьsire; sovereign
4Old East Slavicгосударь—
5Old East Slavicгосподарь—
6Proto-Slavicgospodarь—
7Proto-Slavicgospodьlord; master
8Proto-Balto-Slavicgastipatis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstipotis—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
11Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
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