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

  1. to rocket, to soar up upwards, to shoot upwards

Ancestry of “взмывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвзмытьto rocket, to soar up upwards, to shoot upwards
2Russianвз-upwards, up; returning, re-
3Proto-Slavicvъz-up; back
4Proto-Balto-Slavicuźon, at; in return for
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъz- →Every word from Russian вз- →
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