Where does “покормить” come from?

покормить (Russian) comes from Russian корми́ть, from Proto-Slavic kъrmiti — to feed; to nurish.

покормить (Russian): to feed

Definitions

  1. to feed

Ancestry of “покормить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкорми́тьto feed
2Proto-Slavickъrmitito feed; to nurish
Every word from Proto-Slavic kъrmiti →Every word from Russian корми́ть →
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