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Where does “уве́нчивать” come from?

уве́нчивать (Russian) comes from Russian увенча́ть, from Russian у-, from Proto-Slavic u- — away.

Ancestry of “уве́нчивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianувенча́ть—
2Russianу-away; with a more concrete purpose
3Proto-Slavicu-away

Words derived from “уве́нчивать”

  • увенчиваться
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