Where does “пожаловать” come from?

пожаловать (Russian) comes from Russian по́-, from Russian -бира́ть.

пожаловать (Russian): to grant (to); to bestow, to confer (on); to reward, to award stilted style

Definitions

  1. to grant (to); to bestow, to confer (on); to reward, to award stilted style

Ancestry of “пожаловать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпо́-perfective aspect
2Russian-бира́ть
Every word from Russian -бира́тьEvery word from Russian по́-
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