Where does “подбрасывать” come from?

подбрасывать (Russian) comes from Russian подбро́сить, from Russian под-, from Proto-Slavic podъ- — under-.

подбрасывать (Russian): to toss up, to throw up; to throw; to put...

Definitions

  1. to toss up, to throw up; to throw; to put...

Ancestry of “подбрасывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianподбро́ситьto throw upwards
2Russianпод-upwards; closer; adding
3Proto-Slavicpodъ-under-
Every word from Proto-Slavic podъ- →Every word from Russian под- →Every word from Russian подбро́сить →