Where does “переключатель” come from?
переключатель (Russian) comes from Russian переключа́ть, from Russian переключи́ть, 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 — passed , crossed.
переключатель (Russian): switch
Ancestry of “переключатель”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | переключа́ть | — |
| 2 | Russian | переключи́ть | — |
| 3 | Russian | пере- | over, over again; across, trans-; too much |
| 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 |