Old Church Slavonic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *větvь (branch); cognate with Old East Slavic вѣтвь (větvĭ), Russian ветвь (vetvʹ), Czech větev and Slovak vetva. Outside of Slavic, cognate with Old Prussian witwan, Ancient Greek ἴτῠς (ítus, felloe) and Latin vitus (felloe), all from Proto-Indo-European *uh₁i-tu-s.

Noun

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вѣтвь (větvĭf

  1. branch
    Synonyms: вѣꙗ (věja), сѫкъ (sǫkŭ)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Bulgarian: ве́тва (vétva)