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Where does “заспорить” come from?

заспорить (Russian) comes from Russian спо́рить, from Russian спор, from Proto-Slavic sъporъ, from Proto-Slavic per-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró — passed , crossed.

заспорить (Russian): to begin to argue, to get into an argument

Definitions

  1. to begin to argue, to get into an argument

Ancestry of “заспорить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianспо́рить—
2Russianспорdispute, controversy, argument, quarrel;...
3Proto-Slavicsъporъquarrel, argument; alternative reconstruction of...
4Proto-Slavicper-over-; re-
5Proto-Slavicpro-—
6Proto-Slavic*pro—
7Proto-Balto-Slavic*pra—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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