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Where does “осиливать” come from?

осиливать (Russian) comes from Russian оси́лить, from Russian -си́лить, from Russian -и́ть, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

осиливать (Russian): to overpower; to manage, to cope, to master

Definitions

  1. to overpower; to manage, to cope, to master

Ancestry of “осиливать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоси́лить—
2Russian-си́лить—
3Russian-и́ть—
4Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
5Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
6Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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