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Where does “перебежка” come from?

перебежка (Russian) comes from Russian перебежа́ть, from Russian пере-, from Proto-Slavic per-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

перебежка (Russian): rush, dash; cornering step; defection

Definitions

  1. rush, dash; cornering step; defection

Ancestry of “перебежка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianперебежа́ть—
2Russianпере-over, over again; across, trans-; too much
3Proto-Slavicper-over-; re-
4Proto-Slavicpro-—
5Proto-Slavic*pro—
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*pra—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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