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Etymology
from ; the original sense was “to decorate”, as in Slavic cognates like 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Compare sense development to, original sense hypothesized to be “blush” or “decoration”, and to , original sense “beautiful, good”.

Verb

 * 1) to color, to paint, to dye
 * 2) to adorn, to beautify, to decorate, to embellish