Where does “пове́ргнуть” come from?
пове́ргнуть (Russian) comes from Russian -ве́ргнуть, from Proto-Slavic vьrgnǫti, from Proto-Indo-European wergʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂werg- — to turn.
пове́ргнуть (Russian): to throw down
Definitions
- to throw down
Ancestry of “пове́ргнуть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | -ве́ргнуть | to throw |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | vьrgnǫti | to throw |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wergʷ- | to cast |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂werg- | to turn |