Where does “существительный” come from?
существительный (Russian) comes from Russian существова́ть, from Russian -ова́ть, from Proto-Slavic -ovati — Creates verbs out of nouns and adjectives.
существительный (Russian): substantive; substantival
Definitions
- substantive; substantival
Ancestry of “существительный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | существова́ть | to exist, to be |
| 2 | Russian | -ова́ть | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ovati | Creates verbs out of nouns and adjectives |