Where does “обходительный” come from?

обходительный (Russian) comes from Russian обходиться, from Russian -ся, from Old East Slavic сѧ, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

обходительный (Russian): polite, courteous

Definitions

  1. polite, courteous

Ancestry of “обходительный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianобходитьсяto cost; to come to
2Russian-сяReflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and...
3Old East Slavicсѧ
4Proto-Slaviconeself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,...
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*senoneself
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéEvery word from Russian -сяEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen
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