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Where does “пращур” come from?

пращур (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic пращуръ, from Proto-Slavic praščurъ.

пращур (Russian): ancestor, forefather

Definitions

  1. ancestor, forefather

Ancestry of “пращур”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпращуръ—
2Proto-Slavicpraščurъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic praščurъ →