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Where does “осложнять” come from?

осложнять (Russian) comes from Russian осложни́ть, from Russian сло́жный, from Russian сложить, from Russian с-, from Proto-Slavic sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “осложнять”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianосложни́ть—
2Russianсло́жныйcomplicated
3Russianсложитьto lay together, to put together, to pile up, to...
4Russianс-down; off, from off
5Proto-Slavicsъ(n)with, accompanying, alongside; with, by means of,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “осложнять”

  • осложняться
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