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Where does “сопоставлять” come from?

сопоставлять (Russian) comes from Russian сопоста́вить, from Russian со-, from Proto-Slavic sъ(n)-, from Proto-Slavic jьz-, from Proto-Slavic sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

сопоставлять (Russian): to match up, to compare, to contrast

Definitions

  1. to match up, to compare, to contrast

Ancestry of “сопоставлять”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсопоста́вить—
2Russianсо-Alternative form of с-; with, con-, co-
3Proto-Slavicsъ(n)-—
4Proto-Slavicjьz-—
5Proto-Slavicsъ(n)with, accompanying, alongside; with, by means of,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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