Where does “вперемежку” come from?
вперемежку (Russian) comes from Russian перемежаться, from Russian перемежа́ть, from Russian перемежи́ть, from Russian пере-, from Proto-Slavic per-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra — passed , crossed.
вперемежку (Russian): alternately, in turn
Definitions
- alternately, in turn
Ancestry of “вперемежку”, step by step
вперемежку traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian перемежаться
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | перемежаться | to alternate with; to be interspersed with |
| 2 | Russian | перемежа́ть | to alternate with, to intersperse with |
| 3 | Russian | перемежи́ть | to alternate with, to intersperse with |
| 4 | Russian | пере- | over, over again; across, trans-; too much |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | per- | over-; re- |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | pro- | pro-, for-, through |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | *pro | for |
| 8 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *pra | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |