Where does “приб.” come from?
приб. (Russian) comes from Russian приблизи́тельно, from Russian приблизи́тельный, from Russian прибли́зить, from Russian при-, from Russian при, from Proto-Slavic pri, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prei, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
приб. (Russian): approx., approximately
Definitions
- approx., approximately
Ancestry of “приб.”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | приблизи́тельно | approximate, approximately, roughly |
| 2 | Russian | приблизи́тельный | approximate, rough, general |
| 3 | Russian | прибли́зить | to bring nearer |
| 4 | Russian | при- | arrival; attachment, on; adding to |
| 5 | Russian | при | in the presence of; in the time of; at, by |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | pri | next to, by, at; with; to |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | prei | at, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |