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Where does “священник” come from?

священник (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic свѧщеникъ.

Ancestry of “священник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсвѧщеникъ—

Words derived from “священник”

  • первосвященник
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