основать

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Russian

Etymology

Related to, and possibly derived from, осно́ва (osnóva) (unless the latter is a deverbal). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian osnòvati / осно̀вати.

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Verb

основа́ть (osnovátʹpf (imperfective осно́вывать)

  1. to found, to establish
  2. to base upon, to build upon

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References

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