Where does “вспахивать” come from?

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

вспахивать (Russian): to till to plow in preparation for sowing

Definitions

  1. to till to plow in preparation for sowing

Ancestry of “вспахивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвспаха́тьto till to plow in preparation for sowing
2Russianвс-Alternative form of вз-
3Russianвз-upwards, up; returning, re-
4Proto-Slavicvъz-up; back
5Proto-Balto-Slavicuźon, at; in return for
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъz- →Every word from Russian вз- →