бог

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Russian word бог comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-, Proto-Indo-European - os, and later Proto-Slavic *bogъ (God.)

*bʰeh₂g- (Proto-Indo-European)

to distribute, allot

- os (Proto-Indo-European)

*bʰagás (Proto-Indo-Iranian)

(religion) "the dispenser"; a god. Fate, destiny. Portion, part, share, allotment.

*bagáh (Proto-Iranian)

*bogъ (Proto-Slavic)

God.

бог (Russian)

God. God, idol.

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