Where does “переключаться” come from?

переключаться (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.

переключаться (Russian): to switch, to switch over; to switch over;...

Definitions

  1. to switch, to switch over; to switch over;...

Ancestry of “переключаться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпереключа́тьto switch, to switch (over to)
2Russianпереключи́тьto switch, to switch (over to)
3Russianпере-over, over again; across, trans-; too much
4Proto-Slavicper-over-; re-
5Proto-Slavicpro-pro-, for-, through
6Proto-Slavic*profor
7Proto-Balto-Slavic*pra
8Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pró
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