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Where does “танцева́ть” come from?

танцева́ть (Russian) comes from Russian та́нец, from Polish taniec, from Polish -ec, from Old Polish -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “танцева́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianта́нецdance
2Polishtaniecdance
3Polish-ecA masculine suffix
4Old Polish-ec—
5Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
6Lithuanian-ikas—
7Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “танцева́ть”

  • пританцовывать
  • потанцевать
  • танцевальный
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