Where does “существова́ть” come from?

существова́ть (Russian) comes from Russian -ова́ть, from Proto-Slavic -ovati — Creates verbs out of nouns and adjectives.

существова́ть (Russian): to exist, to be

Definitions

  1. to exist, to be

Ancestry of “существова́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ова́тьUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives, or foreign verbs
2Proto-Slavic-ovatiCreates verbs out of nouns and adjectives

Words derived from “существова́ть”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ovati →Every word from Russian -ова́ть →