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Where does “попрощаться” come from?

попрощаться (Russian) comes from Russian проща́ться, from Russian проща́ть, from Russian -а́ть, from Proto-Slavic -ati, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

попрощаться (Russian): to say goodbye, to bid farewell

Definitions

  1. to say goodbye, to bid farewell

Ancestry of “попрощаться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпроща́ться—
2Russianпроща́ть—
3Russian-а́ть—
4Proto-Slavic-atiFrom imperfective verbs, forming...
5Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
6Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei—
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
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