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Where does “побрезговать” come from?

побрезговать (Russian) comes from Russian по́-, from Russian -бира́ть.

побрезговать (Russian): to be fastidious/squeamish; to disdain, to shrink

Definitions

  1. to be fastidious/squeamish; to disdain, to shrink

Ancestry of “побрезговать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпо́-—
2Russian-бира́ть—
Every word from Russian -бира́ть →