Where does “малоподвижный” come from?
малоподвижный (Russian) comes from Russian подви́жный, from Russian подви́гать, from Russian подви́нуть, from Russian дви́нуть, from Proto-Slavic dvignǫti, from Proto-Slavic dvigati, from Proto-Slavic d(ъ)vigъ, from Proto-Slavic d(ъ)va — 2.
малоподвижный (Russian): sedentary, not mobile
Definitions
- sedentary, not mobile
Ancestry of “малоподвижный”, step by step
малоподвижный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian подви́жный
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | подви́жный | mobile |
| 2 | Russian | подви́гать | to push, to move |
| 3 | Russian | подви́нуть | to move a little |
| 4 | Russian | дви́нуть | to move, to set going |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | dvignǫti | to lift, raise |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | dvigati | to raise, lift, move up |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | d(ъ)vigъ | branching, buttress serving as lever |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | d(ъ)va | 2 |