Where does “усадьба” come from?
усадьба (Russian) comes from Russian усади́ть, from Russian у-, from Proto-Slavic u- — away.
усадьба (Russian): farmstead; homestead; place
Definitions
- farmstead; homestead; place
Ancestry of “усадьба”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | усади́ть | — |
| 2 | Russian | у- | away; with a more concrete purpose |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | u- | away |