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Where does “подви́жный” come from?

подви́жный (Russian) comes from Russian подви́гать, 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.

Ancestry of “подви́жный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianподви́гать—
2Russianподви́нуть—
3Russianдви́нуть—
4Proto-Slavicdvignǫtito lift, raise
5Proto-Slavicdvigatito raise, lift, move up
6Proto-Slavicd(ъ)vigъbranching, buttress serving as lever
7Proto-Slavicd(ъ)va2

Words derived from “подви́жный”

  • подвижность
  • неподвижный
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