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Where does “посетовать” come from?

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

посетовать (Russian): to lament, to complain

Definitions

  1. to lament, to complain

Ancestry of “посетовать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпо́-—
2Russian-бира́ть—
Every word from Russian -бира́ть →