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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

  1. existence, being; subsistence

Ancestry of “существование”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсуществова́тьto exist, to be
2Russian-ова́ть—
3Proto-Slavic-ovatiCreates verbs out of nouns and adjectives
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