Where does “вспугивать” come from?
вспугивать (Russian) comes from Russian вспугну́ть, from Russian вс-, from Russian вз-, from Proto-Slavic vъz-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź — on, at; in return for.
вспугивать (Russian): to scare away, to frighten away
Definitions
- to scare away, to frighten away
Ancestry of “вспугивать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | вспугну́ть | to scare away, to frighten away |
| 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 |