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Where does “служи́ть” come from?

служи́ть (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic служити, from Proto-Slavic *služìti.

Ancestry of “служи́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicслужити—
2Proto-Slavic*služìti—

Words derived from “служи́ть”

  • выслужить
  • услужить
  • отслужить
  • услужливый
Every word from Proto-Slavic *služìti →