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Where does “про́ба” come from?

про́ба (Russian) comes from Polish próba, from German probe, from Latin proba, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “про́ба”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpróbarehearsal; attempt, effort, test, trial, try;...
2Germanprobeinflection of proben: ## first-person singular...
3Latinprobatest, trial; proof, evidence
4Latinprobāre—
5Latinprobō—
6LatinProbus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-bhwo-being in front, prominent
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “про́ба”

  • пробовать
  • пробный
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