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Where does “правдоподобный” come from?

правдоподобный (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.

Ancestry of “правдоподобный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianправдоподо́бие—
2Russianпра́вдаtruth
3Old East Slavicправьда—
4Proto-Slavicpravьdatruth; justice
5Proto-Slavicpravъright, straight; correct
6Proto-Balto-Slavicprōˀwas—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₃-wo-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “правдоподобный”

  • неправдоподобный
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