Where does “победа” come from?
победа (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic побѣда, from Old Church Slavonic побѣда, from Proto-Slavic *poběda.
Ancestry of “победа”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | побѣда | victory, defeat |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | побѣда | victory |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *poběda | — |
Words derived from “победа”