Where does “встряхиваться” come from?
встряхиваться (Russian) comes from Russian встряхивать, from Russian встряхну́ть, from Russian вс-, from Russian вз-, from Proto-Slavic vъz-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź — on, at; in return for.
встряхиваться (Russian): to shake off, to remove by shaking
Definitions
- to shake off, to remove by shaking
Ancestry of “встряхиваться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | встряхивать | to shake; to shake up |
| 2 | Russian | встряхну́ть | to shake |
| 3 | Russian | вс- | Alternative form of вз- |
| 4 | Russian | вз- | upwards, up; returning, re- |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | vъz- | up; back |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | uź | on, at; in return for |