Where does “подвёртывать” come from?
подвёртывать (Russian) comes from Russian подверну́ть, from Russian верну́ть, from Russian верте́ть, from Proto-Slavic vьrtě̀ti — to turn; turn; to rotate.
Definitions
Ancestry of “подвёртывать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | подверну́ть | to tighten, to screw a little further |
| 2 | Russian | верну́ть | to return, to give back |
| 3 | Russian | верте́ть | to turn, to twist |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | vьrtě̀ti | to turn; turn; to rotate |