Where does “замаха́ть” come from?

замаха́ть (Russian) comes from Russian маха́ть, from Proto-Slavic māxàti — to wave.

замаха́ть (Russian): to begin to wave, to flap

Definitions

  1. to begin to wave, to flap

Ancestry of “замаха́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмаха́тьto wave, to flap, to fling, to brandish
2Proto-Slavicmāxàtito wave

Words derived from “замаха́ть”

Every word from Proto-Slavic māxàti →Every word from Russian маха́ть →