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Where does “прови́деть” come from?

прови́деть (Russian) comes from Russian про́-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “прови́деть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпро́-—
2Proto-Slavicpro-—
3Proto-Slavic*pro—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*pra—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “прови́деть”

  • провидец
  • провидение
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