Where does “правдоподо́бный” come from?
правдоподо́бный (Russian) comes from Russian правдоподо́бие, 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- — passed , crossed.
правдоподо́бный (Russian): plausible, verisimilar, probable, likely
Definitions
- plausible, verisimilar, probable, likely
Ancestry of “правдоподо́бный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | правдоподо́бие | plausibility, credibility, verisimilitude, probability, likelihood |
| 2 | Russian | пра́вда | truth |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | правьда | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | pravьda | truth; justice |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | pravъ | right, straight; correct |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | prōˀwas | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₃-wo-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |