Where does “вспышка” come from?
вспышка (Russian) comes from Russian вспы́хнуть, from Russian вс-, from Russian вз-, from Proto-Slavic vъz-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź — on, at; in return for.
вспышка (Russian): flash
Definitions
- flash
Ancestry of “вспышка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | вспы́хнуть | to flash to briefly illuminate a scene |
| 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 |