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Where does “маха́ть” come from?

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

Ancestry of “маха́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmāxàtito wave

Words derived from “маха́ть”

  • замахать
  • мах
  • отмахать
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