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Where does “умудри́ть” come from?

умудри́ть (Russian) comes from Russian му́дрый, from Old East Slavic мудръ, from Proto-Slavic mǫdrъ, from Proto-Indo-European modʰros, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Ancestry of “умудри́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianму́дрыйwise
2Old East Slavicмудръ—
3Proto-Slavicmǫdrъwise
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmodʰrosblue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Words derived from “умудри́ть”

  • умудрять
  • умудриться
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