Where does “подде́рживать” come from?

подде́рживать (Russian) comes from Russian поддержа́ть, from Russian под-, from Proto-Slavic podъ- — under-.

подде́рживать (Russian): to support, to back, to second, to uphold

Definitions

  1. to support, to back, to second, to uphold

Ancestry of “подде́рживать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianподдержа́тьto support, to back up, to second
2Russianпод-upwards; closer; adding
3Proto-Slavicpodъ-under-

Words derived from “подде́рживать”

Every word from Proto-Slavic podъ- →Every word from Russian под- →Every word from Russian поддержа́ть →
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