Where does “одерживать” come from?

одерживать (Russian) comes from Russian одержа́ть, from Old East Slavic одержати.

одерживать (Russian): to win, to gain

Definitions

  1. to win, to gain

Ancestry of “одерживать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianодержа́тьto win, to gain
2Old East Slavicодержати
Every word from Old East Slavic одержатиEvery word from Russian одержа́ть