Where does “вздува́ть” come from?

вздува́ть (Russian) comes from Russian взду́ть, from Russian вз-, from Proto-Slavic vъz-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź — on, at; in return for.

вздува́ть (Russian): to bloat, to cause to swell

Definitions

  1. to bloat, to cause to swell

Ancestry of “вздува́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвзду́тьto bloat, to cause to swell
2Russianвз-upwards, up; returning, re-
3Proto-Slavicvъz-up; back
4Proto-Balto-Slavicuźon, at; in return for

Words derived from “вздува́ть”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъz- →Every word from Russian вз- →