Where does “подвигаться” come from?
подвигаться (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.
подвигаться (Russian): to move; to advance, to progress; to advance
Definitions
- to move; to advance, to progress; to advance
Ancestry of “подвигаться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | подви́гать | to push, to move |
| 2 | Russian | подви́нуть | to move a little |
| 3 | Russian | дви́нуть | to move, to set going |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | dvignǫti | to lift, raise |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | dvigati | to raise, lift, move up |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | d(ъ)vigъ | branching, buttress serving as lever |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | d(ъ)va | 2 |