Where does “подвешивать” come from?
подвешивать (Russian) comes from Russian подве́сить, from Russian под-, from Proto-Slavic podъ- — under-.
подвешивать (Russian): to hang up, to suspend
Ancestry of “подвешивать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | подве́сить | — |
| 2 | Russian | под- | upwards; closer; adding |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | podъ- | under- |