осва́ивать (Russian) comes from Russian осво́ить, from Russian о-, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.
осва́ивать (Russian): to master, to cope with making knowledge or method into one's "own"
Definitions
to master, to cope with making knowledge or method into one's "own"