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...
разуме́ть (Russian): to understand to be aware of the meaning of
Definitions
- to understand to be aware of the meaning of
Ancestry of “разуме́ть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | разумѣти | to understand |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | разоумѣти | to understand, to comprehend |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | orzuměti | to understand, to comprehend |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | orzumъ | reason, intellect |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | umъ | mind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew-m- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew- | to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be... |