Where does “поддаваться” come from?
поддаваться (Russian) comes from Russian поддава́ть, from Russian подда́ть, from Russian дать, from Proto-Slavic dȁti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dṓˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
поддаваться (Russian): to yield to, to give in, to fall for, to cave in
Definitions
- to yield to, to give in, to fall for, to cave in
Ancestry of “поддаваться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | поддава́ть | to strike from below, to kick |
| 2 | Russian | подда́ть | to strike from below, to kick |
| 3 | Russian | дать | to give; to let, to allow; to organize, to create |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | dȁti | to give |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | dṓˀtei | to give |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |