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Where does “преждевременный” come from?

преждевременный (Russian) comes from Russian вре́мя, from Church Slavonic врѣмѧ, from Proto-Slavic vermę, from Proto-Slavic vertmen, from Proto-Indo-European wertmen.

Ancestry of “преждевременный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвре́мяtime
2Church Slavonicврѣмѧ—
3Proto-Slavicvermętime
4Proto-Slavicvertmen—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwertmen—

Words derived from “преждевременный”

  • преждевременно
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