Where does “вскидываться” come from?

вскидываться (Russian) comes from Russian вски́дывать, from Russian вски́нуть, from Russian вс-, from Russian вз-, from Proto-Slavic vъz-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź — on, at; in return for.

вскидываться (Russian): to rear

Definitions

  1. to rear

Ancestry of “вскидываться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвски́дыватьto throw up, to toss up
2Russianвски́нутьto throw up, to toss up
3Russianвс-Alternative form of вз-
4Russianвз-upwards, up; returning, re-
5Proto-Slavicvъz-up; back
6Proto-Balto-Slavicon, at; in return for
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