Where does “взмахивать” come from?
взмахивать (Russian) comes from Russian взмахну́ть, from Russian вз-, from Proto-Slavic vъz-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź — on, at; in return for.
взмахивать (Russian): to flap, to wave, to strike (with), to make strokes (with)
Definitions
- to flap, to wave, to strike (with), to make strokes (with)
Ancestry of “взмахивать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | взмахну́ть | to flap, to wave, to strike (with), to make strokes (with) |
| 2 | Russian | вз- | upwards, up; returning, re- |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vъz- | up; back |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | uź | on, at; in return for |