Where does “воспротивиться” come from?
воспротивиться (Russian) comes from Russian проти́виться, from Russian -ся, from Old East Slavic сѧ, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
воспротивиться (Russian): to oppose, to object, to resist, to stand up (against), to set one's face (against)
Definitions
- to oppose, to object, to resist, to stand up (against), to set one's face (against)
Ancestry of “воспротивиться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | проти́виться | to oppose, to object, to resist, to stand up (against), to set one's face (against) |
| 2 | Russian | -ся | Reflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and... |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | сѧ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | sę | oneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,... |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *sen | oneself |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |