Where does “подви́гать” come from?
подви́гать (Russian) comes from Russian подви́нуть, from Russian дви́нуть, from Proto-Slavic dvignǫti, from Proto-Slavic dvigati, from Proto-Slavic d(ъ)vigъ, from Proto-Slavic d(ъ)va — 2.
подви́гать (Russian): to push, to move
Definitions
- to push, to move
Ancestry of “подви́гать”, step by step
подви́гать traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian подви́нуть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | подви́нуть | to move a little |
| 2 | Russian | дви́нуть | to move, to set going |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | dvignǫti | to lift, raise |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | dvigati | to raise, lift, move up |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | d(ъ)vigъ | branching, buttress serving as lever |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | d(ъ)va | 2 |
via Russian дви́гать
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | дви́гать | to move, to set going |