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Where does “по́весть” come from?

по́весть (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic повѣсть, from Proto-Slavic *pověstь, from Proto-Slavic *povĕdtь.

Ancestry of “по́весть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicповѣсть—
2Proto-Slavic*pověstь—
3Proto-Slavic*povĕdtь—

Words derived from “по́весть”

  • повествовать
Every word from Proto-Slavic *povĕdtь →