Where does “правдоподо́бие” come from?

правдоподо́бие (Russian) comes from Russian пра́вда, from Old East Slavic правьда, from Proto-Slavic pravьda, from Proto-Slavic pravъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prōˀwas, from Proto-Indo-European preh₃-wo-s, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

правдоподо́бие (Russian): plausibility, credibility, verisimilitude, probability, likelihood

Definitions

  1. plausibility, credibility, verisimilitude, probability, likelihood

Ancestry of “правдоподо́бие”, step by step

правдоподо́бие traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian пра́вда

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпра́вдаtruth
2Old East Slavicправьда—
3Proto-Slavicpravьdatruth; justice
4Proto-Slavicpravъright, straight; correct
5Proto-Balto-Slavicprōˀwas—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₃-wo-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Russian подо́бие

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianподо́биеsimilarity

Words derived from “правдоподо́бие”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₃-wo-s →