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Where does “побе́да” come from?

побе́да (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic побѣда, from Old Church Slavonic побѣда, from Proto-Slavic *poběda.

Ancestry of “побе́да”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпобѣдаvictory, defeat
2Old Church Slavonicпобѣдаvictory
3Proto-Slavic*poběda—

Words derived from “побе́да”

  • победный
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