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Where does “потемнеть” come from?

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

потемнеть (Russian): to darken, to become dark

Definitions

  1. to darken, to become dark

Ancestry of “потемнеть”, step by step

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