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Where does “обождать” come from?

обождать (Russian) comes from Russian ждать, from Proto-Slavic žьdati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic g(e)id-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéydʰ-.

обождать (Russian): to wait , to wait

Definitions

  1. to wait , to wait

Ancestry of “обождать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianждатьto wait, to wait for; to expect, to await
2Proto-Slavicžьdatito wait, to await
3Proto-Balto-Slavicg(e)id-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéydʰ-—
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