Where does “обитель” come from?
обитель (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic обитѣль, from Proto-Slavic obitělь, from Proto-Slavic -ělь, from Proto-Slavic -lь.
обитель (Russian): abode, dwelling place; cloister, monastery
Definitions
- abode, dwelling place; cloister, monastery
Ancestry of “обитель”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | обитѣль | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | obitělь | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ělь | From verbs; From verbs or similar |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -lь | — |