Where does “побеждать” come from?

побеждать (Russian) comes from Russian победить, from Old Church Slavonic побѣдити, from Old Church Slavonic по, from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

побеждать (Russian): to win, to be victorious over, to conquer, to vanquish, to defeat

Definitions

  1. to win, to be victorious over, to conquer, to vanquish, to defeat

Ancestry of “побеждать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпобедитьto win, to be victorious over, to conquer, to...
2Old Church Slavonicпобѣдитиto win
3Old Church Slavonicпоalong; on; after
4Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →