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