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Where does “подда́кнуть” come from?

подда́кнуть (Russian) comes from Russian да, from Old East Slavic да, from Proto-Slavic da, from Serbo-Croatian да̏ти, from Proto-Slavic dȁti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dṓˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

Ancestry of “подда́кнуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдаyes; and; but
2Old East Slavicда—
3Proto-Slavicdayes, yeah; in order to
4Serbo-Croatianда̏ти—
5Proto-Slavicdȁti—
6Proto-Balto-Slavicdṓˀteito give
7Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “подда́кнуть”

  • поддакивать
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →