Where does “провинность” come from?
провинность (Russian) comes from Russian провини́ться, 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.
провинность (Russian): duty; fault, offence, misconduct, misdeed,...
Definitions
- duty; fault, offence, misconduct, misdeed,...
Ancestry of “провинность”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | провини́ться | to commit an offence |
| 2 | Russian | про́- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pro- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *pro | — |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *pra | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |