Where does “подбадривать” come from?
подбадривать (Russian) comes from Russian подбодри́ть, from Russian под-, from Proto-Slavic podъ- — under-.
подбадривать (Russian): Alternative form of подбодря́ть
Definitions
- Alternative form of подбодря́ть
Ancestry of “подбадривать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | подбодри́ть | — |
| 2 | Russian | под- | upwards; closer; adding |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | podъ- | under- |