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Where does “твердь” come from?

твердь (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic твьрдь, from Proto-Slavic tvьrdь — citadel, firmament.

твердь (Russian): dry land, earth; firmament

Definitions

  1. dry land, earth; firmament

Ancestry of “твердь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтвьрдь—
2Proto-Slavictvьrdьcitadel, firmament
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