речь

Russian

noun+
Definitions
  • speech, language spoken
  • discourse, talk, conversation
  • word

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rěčь (speech) derived from Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian рѣчь (speech) root from Proto-Indo-European *rek-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*rek-

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