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Where does “совершеннолетие” come from?

совершеннолетие (Russian) comes from Russian ле́то, from Old East Slavic лѣто, from Proto-Slavic lěto, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁tóm.

совершеннолетие (Russian): age, full age, legal age, age of majority

Definitions

  1. age, full age, legal age, age of majority

Ancestry of “совершеннолетие”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianле́тоyear; summer, year
2Old East Slavicлѣто—
3Proto-Slaviclětosummer; year
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁tóm—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁tóm →