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