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Where does “подговорить” come from?

подговорить (Russian) comes from Russian говори́ть, from Proto-Slavic govorìti, from Proto-Indo-European gow(H)- — to call, cry.

подговорить (Russian): to incite, to instigate, to abet

Definitions

  1. to incite, to instigate, to abet

Ancestry of “подговорить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianговори́тьto speak; speak
2Proto-Slavicgovorìti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangow(H)-to call, cry
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