Where does “перевешивать” come from?

перевешивать (Russian) comes from Russian переве́сить, 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.

перевешивать (Russian): to hang up in a different place

Definitions

  1. to hang up in a different place

Ancestry of “перевешивать”, step by step

перевешивать traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian переве́сить

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

via Russian переве́шать

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпереве́шатьto hang up (all or many things)
2Russianве́шатьto hang
3Proto-Slavicvěšati—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pró →