Where does “двигательный” come from?
двигательный (Russian) comes from Russian дви́гать, from Proto-Slavic dvigati, from Proto-Slavic d(ъ)vigъ, from Proto-Slavic d(ъ)va — 2.
двигательный (Russian): impellent, motive
Ancestry of “двигательный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | дви́гать | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dvigati | to raise, lift, move up |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | d(ъ)vigъ | branching, buttress serving as lever |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | d(ъ)va | 2 |