Where does “проповедовать” come from?
проповедовать (Russian) comes from Russian пропове́дать, from Russian ве́дать, from Proto-Slavic věděti, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
проповедовать (Russian): to preach, to sermonize; to propagate, to...
Definitions
- to preach, to sermonize; to propagate, to...
Ancestry of “проповедовать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | пропове́дать | to preach, to sermonize |
| 2 | Russian | ве́дать | to know, to be in charge |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | věděti | to know; to foresee |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |