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Where does “умнеть” come from?

умнеть (Russian) comes from Russian у́мный, from Russian у́м, from Old East Slavic умъ, from Proto-Slavic umъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-m-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

Ancestry of “умнеть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianу́мный—
2Russianу́м—
3Old East Slavicумъmind, intellect
4Proto-Slavicumъmind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-m-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

Words derived from “умнеть”

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