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Where does “подви́нуть” come from?

подви́нуть (Russian) comes 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 “подви́нуть”, step by step

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

Words derived from “подви́нуть”

  • подвигать
  • подвинуться
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