Where does “умудриться” come from?
умудриться (Russian) comes from Russian умудри́ть, 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,...
умудриться (Russian): to become wiser; to manage to , to contrive to;...
Definitions
- to become wiser; to manage to , to contrive to;...
Ancestry of “умудриться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | умудри́ть | — |
| 2 | Russian | му́дрый | wise |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | мудръ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | mǫdrъ | wise |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | modʰros | blue |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |