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Where does “прости́ть” come from?

прости́ть (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic простити, from Proto-Slavic prostiti.

Ancestry of “прости́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпростити—
2Proto-Slavicprostiti—

Words derived from “прости́ть”

  • простительный
  • прощать
  • проститься
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