Where does “взмывать” come from?
взмывать (Russian) comes from Russian взмыть, from Russian вз-, from Proto-Slavic vъz-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź — on, at; in return for.
взмывать (Russian): to rocket, to soar up upwards, to shoot upwards
Definitions
- to rocket, to soar up upwards, to shoot upwards
Ancestry of “взмывать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | взмыть | to rocket, to soar up upwards, to shoot upwards |
| 2 | Russian | вз- | upwards, up; returning, re- |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vъz- | up; back |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | uź | on, at; in return for |