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Where does “па-” come from?

па- (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic pa- — later, secondary; false, pseudo-.

па- (Russian): near-, pseudo-; step-

Definitions

  1. near-, pseudo-; step-

Ancestry of “па-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpa-later, secondary; false, pseudo-

Words derived from “па-”

  • падуб
  • патрубок
  • паводок
  • пасынок
  • парубок
  • палуба
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