Where does “побуждать” come from?
побуждать (Russian) comes from Russian побуди́ть, from Russian буди́ть, from Proto-Slavic buditi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic báudīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰowdʰéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
побуждать (Russian): to induce, to prompt, to impel, to spur
Definitions
- to induce, to prompt, to impel, to spur
Ancestry of “побуждать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | побуди́ть | to spend some time awakening |
| 2 | Russian | буди́ть | to wake up, to awake, to waken; wake; to awaken |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | buditi | to wake up |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | báudīˀtei | to awaken, to make awake |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰowdʰéyeti | to make aware; to awaken, arouse |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |