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Where does “свобо́да” come from?

свобо́да (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic свобода́, from Proto-Slavic svoboda, from Proto-Slavic -oda.

свобо́да (Russian): freedom, liberty

Definitions

  1. freedom, liberty

Ancestry of “свобо́да”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсвобода́—
2Proto-Slavicsvobodafreedom
3Proto-Slavic-oda—

Words derived from “свобо́да”

  • свободный
  • высвободить
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