Where does “вскарабкиваться” come from?
вскарабкиваться (Russian) comes from Russian вскара́бкаться, from Russian вс-, from Russian вз-, from Proto-Slavic vъz-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź — on, at; in return for.
вскарабкиваться (Russian): to scramble (up, upon), to clamber (up, on to)
Definitions
- to scramble (up, upon), to clamber (up, on to)
Ancestry of “вскарабкиваться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | вскара́бкаться | to scramble (up, upon), to clamber (up, on to) |
| 2 | Russian | вс- | Alternative form of вз- |
| 3 | Russian | вз- | upwards, up; returning, re- |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | vъz- | up; back |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | uź | on, at; in return for |