Where does “умножение” come from?
умножение (Russian) comes from Russian -е́ние, from Old Church Slavonic -ньѥ, from Proto-Slavic -nьje, from Proto-Slavic -ьje — Denominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...
умножение (Russian): increase, augmentation; multiplication
Definitions
- increase, augmentation; multiplication
Ancestry of “умножение”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | -е́ние | -tion |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | -ньѥ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -nьje | Deverbal, forming action nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ьje | Denominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,... |