Where does “навскидку” come from?

навскидку (Russian) comes from Russian вски́нуть, from Russian вс-, from Russian вз-, from Proto-Slavic vъz-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź — on, at; in return for.

навскидку (Russian): offhand (quickly throwing up the gun and not leaning on anything with the elbows)

Definitions

  1. offhand (quickly throwing up the gun and not leaning on anything with the elbows)

Ancestry of “навскидку”, step by step

навскидку traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian вски́нуть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвски́нутьto throw up, to toss up
2Russianвс-Alternative form of вз-
3Russianвз-upwards, up; returning, re-
4Proto-Slavicvъz-up; back
5Proto-Balto-Slavicuźon, at; in return for

via Russian на́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianна́here you go! (encouraging someone to accept something, used when giving or providing something, i.e., "take it!", "here you goǃ")
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъz- →Every word from Russian вз- →