"velьmi" meaning in Proto-Slavic

See velьmi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Forms: *velьma [alternative]
Etymology: From *vel- (“great”) + *-ьmi (pl. instr.). Etymology templates: {{affix|sla-pro|*velь|*-ьmi|alt1=*vel-|pos2=pl. instr.|t1=great}} *vel- (“great”) + *-ьmi (pl. instr.)
  1. very Tags: reconstruction
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        {
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "lang_code": "be",
          "roman": "vjélʹmi",
          "word": "ве́льмі"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Russian",
          "lang_code": "ru",
          "roman": "velʹmí",
          "word": "вельми́"
        }
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      "lang_code": "orv",
      "roman": "velĭmi",
      "word": "вельми"
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              "roman": "velĭmi",
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            },
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              "roman": "velĭmi",
              "word": "ⰲⰵⰾⱐⰿⰻ"
            }
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          "lang_code": "cu"
        },
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              "lang_code": "sh",
              "word": "вѐома"
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              "lang": "Latin script",
              "lang_code": "sh",
              "word": "vèoma"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "lang_code": "sh"
        }
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      "lang_code": "unknown"
    },
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          "lang_code": "cs",
          "word": "velmi"
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            {
              "lang": "Ukrainian",
              "lang_code": "uk",
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              ],
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            }
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          "word": "wielmi"
        },
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          "lang": "Slovak",
          "lang_code": "sk",
          "word": "veľmi"
        }
      ],
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    }
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      },
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      "form": "*velьma",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sla-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/velьmi",
  "pos": "adv",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      "lang_code": "orv",
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      "word": "вельми"
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            },
            {
              "lang": "Glagolitic",
              "lang_code": "cu",
              "roman": "velĭmi",
              "word": "ⰲⰵⰾⱐⰿⰻ"
            }
          ],
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          "lang_code": "cu"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Cyrillic script",
              "lang_code": "sh",
              "word": "вѐома"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Latin script",
              "lang_code": "sh",
              "word": "vèoma"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "lang_code": "sh"
        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "unknown"
    },
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        },
        {
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            {
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              "lang_code": "uk",
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            }
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        },
        {
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "lang_code": "sk",
          "word": "veľmi"
        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "unknown"
    }
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      },
      "expansion": "*vel- (“great”) + *-ьmi (pl. instr.)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From *vel- (“great”) + *-ьmi (pl. instr.).",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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}

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