Where does “подковывать” come from?

подковывать (Russian) comes from Russian подкова́ть, from Russian под-, from Proto-Slavic podъ- — under-.

подковывать (Russian): to shoe horses

Definitions

  1. to shoe horses

Ancestry of “подковывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianподкова́тьto shoe a horse
2Russianпод-upwards; closer; adding
3Proto-Slavicpodъ-under-
Every word from Proto-Slavic podъ- →Every word from Russian под- →Every word from Russian подкова́ть →