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Where does “обеспе́чить” come from?

обеспе́чить (Russian) comes from Russian беспе́чный, from Russian печа́ль, from Old East Slavic печаль, from Proto-Slavic pečalь, from Proto-Slavic pekti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

Ancestry of “обеспе́чить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбеспе́чный—
2Russianпеча́ль—
3Old East Slavicпечальgrief, concern, loathing
4Proto-Slavicpečalьburden; sorrow, grief, mourning; hard work
5Proto-Slavicpektito bake; bake
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—

Words derived from “обеспе́чить”

  • обеспечиться
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