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Where does “скверна” come from?

скверна (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic скврьна, from Proto-Slavic skvьrna.

скверна (Russian): filth, pollution

Definitions

  1. filth, pollution

Ancestry of “скверна”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicскврьнаscar, stain; dirt, filth
2Proto-Slavicskvьrna—

Words derived from “скверна”

  • осквернить
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