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Where does “предположи́ть” come from?

предположи́ть (Russian) comes from Russian положи́ть, from Russian ложи́ть, from Old East Slavic ложити, from Proto-Slavic ložiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lágīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European logʰ-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

Ancestry of “предположи́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianположи́тьto put, to lay
2Russianложи́ть—
3Old East Slavicложити—
4Proto-Slavicložitito lay
5Proto-Balto-Slaviclágīˀtei—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlogʰ-éye-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “предположи́ть”

  • предположиться
  • предположительный
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