Where does “оспа́ривать” come from?
оспа́ривать (Russian) comes from Russian оспо́рить, from Russian спо́рить, from Russian спор, from Proto-Slavic sъporъ, from Proto-Slavic per-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra — passed , crossed.
оспа́ривать (Russian): to contest, to dispute, to call into question
Definitions
- to contest, to dispute, to call into question
Ancestry of “оспа́ривать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | оспо́рить | to contest, to dispute, to call into question |
| 2 | Russian | спо́рить | to dispute, to argue |
| 3 | Russian | спор | dispute, controversy, argument, quarrel;... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | sъporъ | quarrel, argument; alternative reconstruction of... |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | per- | over-; re- |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | pro- | pro-, for-, through |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | *pro | for |
| 8 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *pra | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |