Where does “подержать” come from?

подержать (Russian) comes from Russian по́-, from Russian -бира́ть.

подержать (Russian): to hold, to keep, to support

Definitions

  1. to hold, to keep, to support

Ancestry of “подержать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпо́-perfective aspect
2Russian-бира́ть—
Every word from Russian -бира́ть →Every word from Russian по́- →