Where does “умозрение” come from?
умозрение (Russian) comes 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...
умозрение (Russian): speculation
Definitions
- speculation
Ancestry of “умозрение”, step by step
умозрение traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian у́м
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | у́м | mind |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | умъ | mind, intellect |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | umъ | mind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew-m- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew- | to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be... |
via Russian зре́ние
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | зре́ние | sight, seeing |
| 2 | Russian | -е́ние | -tion |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | -ньѥ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -nьje | Deverbal, forming action nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -ьje | Denominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,... |
via Bulgarian ум
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | ум | mind, intellect, brains, brain, grey matter,... |