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Where does “покой” come from?

покой (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic pokojь, from Proto-Slavic po- — after.

покой (Russian): rest

Definitions

  1. rest

Ancestry of “покой”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpokojьrest
2Proto-Slavicpo-after

Words derived from “покой”

  • упокой
  • спокойный
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