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Where does “встревожить” come from?

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

Ancestry of “встревожить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвс-Alternative form of вз-
2Russianвз-upwards, up; returning, re-
3Proto-Slavicvъz-up; back
4Proto-Balto-Slavicuźon, at; in return for

Words derived from “встревожить”

  • встревоживать
  • встревожиться
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