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Russian

verb-cform

Definitions

Combining form used to form perfective verbs with the approximate meaning "to begin".

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-čęti.

Origin

Proto-Slavic

*-čęti

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-cene English
ceno- English
recens Latin
ceno- Italian
καινός Ancient Greek
καινότης Ancient Greek
καινόω Ancient Greek
*ken- Proto-Indo-European
कनीन Sanskrit
*-čęti Proto-Slavic
καινούργιος Greek (modern)
caeno- Translingual
*kaníHnas Proto-Indo-Aryan
*kəňňós Proto-Hellenic