Where does “вспархивать” come from?
вспархивать (Russian) comes from Russian вспорхну́ть, from Russian вс-, from Russian вз-, from Proto-Slavic vъz-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź — on, at; in return for.
вспархивать (Russian): to flutter out or up of birds, butterflies, snow, sheets of paper, etc
Definitions
- to flutter out or up of birds, butterflies, snow, sheets of paper, etc
Ancestry of “вспархивать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | вспорхну́ть | to flutter out or up, to flit out or up of birds, butterflies, snow, sheets of paper, etc |
| 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 |