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Where does “разуме́ть” come from?

разуме́ть (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic разумѣти, from Old Church Slavonic разоумѣти, from Proto-Slavic orzuměti, from Proto-Slavic orzumъ, from Proto-Slavic umъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-m-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

Ancestry of “разуме́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicразумѣти—
2Old Church Slavonicразоумѣти—
3Proto-Slavicorzumětito understand, to comprehend
4Proto-Slavicorzumъreason, intellect
5Proto-Slavicumъmind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-m-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

Words derived from “разуме́ть”

  • уразуметь
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