Where does “целость” come from?
целость (Russian) comes from Russian це́лый, from Old East Slavic цѣлъ, from Proto-Slavic cělъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kailas, from Proto-Indo-European kóylos — healthy, whole; safe, unharmed.
Ancestry of “целость”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | це́лый | whole, healthy |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | цѣлъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | cělъ | whole |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kailas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kóylos | healthy, whole; safe, unharmed |
Words derived from “целость”