Where does “воздевать” come from?

воздевать (Russian) comes from Russian -ва́ть — Used to derive imperfective verbs from perfective verbs whose unprefixed stem consists of a single syllable ending in a vowel. Also sometimes formed from class-1 verbs in.

воздевать (Russian): to raise

Definitions

  1. to raise

Ancestry of “воздевать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ва́тьUsed to derive imperfective verbs from perfective verbs whose unprefixed stem consists of a single syllable ending in a vowel. Also sometimes formed from class-1 verbs in
Every word from Russian -ва́ть
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