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Where does “прока́за” come from?

прока́за (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic проказа, from Old Church Slavonic проказа, from Proto-Slavic *prokaza.

Ancestry of “прока́за”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпроказа—
2Old Church Slavonicпроказа—
3Proto-Slavic*prokaza—

Words derived from “прока́за”

  • проказить
  • проказничать
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