Where does “побрякивать” come from?
побрякивать (Russian) comes from Russian побря́кать, from Russian бря́кать, from Proto-Slavic brękati — to clatter, to clang, to buzz.
побрякивать (Russian): to clatter for awhile or occasionally, to tinkle,...
Definitions
- to clatter for awhile or occasionally, to tinkle,...
Ancestry of “побрякивать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | побря́кать | to clatter for a while or occasionally, to tinkle, to rattle |
| 2 | Russian | бря́кать | to clatter, to clang, to clank |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | brękati | to clatter, to clang, to buzz |