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Where does “оросительный” come from?

оросительный (Russian) comes from Russian ороси́ть, from Russian о-, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.

оросительный (Russian): irrigation

Definitions

  1. irrigation

Ancestry of “оросительный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianороси́ть—
2Russianо-prefix added to adjectives or nouns to produce...
3Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
4Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—
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