Where does “подмножество” come from?
подмножество (Russian) comes from Russian под-, from Proto-Slavic podъ- — under-.
подмножество (Russian): subset
Ancestry of “подмножество”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | под- | upwards; closer; adding |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | podъ- | under- |