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Where does “сановный” come from?

сановный (Russian) comes from Russian -ный, from Old Church Slavonic -ьнъ, from Proto-Slavic -ьnъ — -ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives.

сановный (Russian): distinguished, high-ranking; dignified

Definitions

  1. distinguished, high-ranking; dignified

Ancestry of “сановный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ный-ish, -ic, -al, -ed
2Old Church Slavonic-ьнъ—
3Proto-Slavic-ьnъ-ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives

Words derived from “сановный”

  • сановник
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