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Where does “племя” come from?

племя (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic племѧ, from Proto-Slavic plemę — tribe.

племя (Russian): tribe; race; family, brood

Definitions

  1. tribe; race; family, brood

Ancestry of “племя”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicплемѧ—
2Proto-Slavicplemętribe

Words derived from “племя”

  • племенной
  • разноплемённый
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