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Where does “рассели́ть” come from?

рассели́ть (Russian) comes from Russian сели́ть, from Russian село́, from Old East Slavic село, from Proto-Slavic selo, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

Ancestry of “рассели́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсели́тьto settle
2Russianсело́—
3Old East Slavicсело—
4Proto-Slavicselovillage
5Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable

Words derived from “рассели́ть”

  • расселять
  • расселиться
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