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Where does “повествовать” come from?

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

Ancestry of “повествовать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпо́весть—
2Old East Slavicповѣсть—
3Proto-Slavic*pověstь—
4Proto-Slavic*povĕdtь—

Words derived from “повествовать”

  • повествовательный
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