Where does “о́зеро” come from?

о́зеро (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic озеро, from Proto-Slavic ȅzero, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *éźeran — lake.

о́зеро (Russian): lake

Definitions

  1. lake

Ancestry of “о́зеро”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicозероlake
2Proto-Slavicȅzerolake
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*éźeranlake

Words derived from “о́зеро

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *éźeranEvery word from Proto-Slavic ȅzeroEvery word from Old East Slavic озеро
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