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Where does “остроу́мный” come from?

остроу́мный (Russian) comes from Russian у́м, from Old East Slavic умъ, from Proto-Slavic umъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-m-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

Ancestry of “остроу́мный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianу́м—
2Old East Slavicумъmind, intellect
3Proto-Slavicumъmind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-m-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

Words derived from “остроу́мный”

  • остроумно
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