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Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kadìti.

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кади́ть (kadítʹimpf (perfective покади́ть)

  1. to burn incense
  2. (colloquial) to flatter, to curry favor

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References edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кадить”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress