Where does “опустошение” come from?
опустошение (Russian) comes from Russian опустоши́ть, from Russian о-, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.
опустошение (Russian): emptying; desolation, devastation, ruin,...
Definitions
- emptying; desolation, devastation, ruin,...
Ancestry of “опустошение”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | опустоши́ть | to devastate, to ravage, to lay waste |
| 2 | Russian | о- | prefix added to adjectives or nouns to produce... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | o(b) | around, about; concerning; against, on |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ab | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ebʰi | — |