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Where does “северянин” come from?

северянин (Russian) comes from Russian се́вер, from Proto-Slavic sěverъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śḗˀweras, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₁wer-o-.

северянин (Russian): northerner

Definitions

  1. northerner

Ancestry of “северянин”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсе́верnorth
2Proto-Slavicsěverъnorth
3Proto-Balto-Slavicśḗˀweras—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₁wer-o-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₁wer-o- →