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; to attack, to go , to jump; passive of...
Definitions
- to rear; to attack, to go , to jump; passive of...
Ancestry of “вскидываться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | вски́дывать | — |
| 2 | Russian | вски́нуть | — |
| 3 | Russian | вс- | Alternative form of вз- |
| 4 | Russian | вз- | upwards, up; returning, re- |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | vъz- | up; back |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | uź | on, at; in return for |