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
- to toss up, to throw up; to throw; to put...
Ancestry of “подбрасывать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | подбро́сить | — |
| 2 | Russian | под- | upwards; closer; adding |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | podъ- | under- |