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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

Definitions

  1. impellent, motive

Ancestry of “двигательный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдви́гать—
2Proto-Slavicdvigatito raise, lift, move up
3Proto-Slavicd(ъ)vigъbranching, buttress serving as lever
4Proto-Slavicd(ъ)va2
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