Where does “подмигивать” come from?

подмигивать (Russian) comes from Russian подмигну́ть, from Russian под-, from Proto-Slavic podъ- — under-.

подмигивать (Russian): to wink to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion

Definitions

  1. to wink to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion

Ancestry of “подмигивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianподмигну́тьto wink to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion
2Russianпод-upwards; closer; adding
3Proto-Slavicpodъ-under-
Every word from Proto-Slavic podъ- →Every word from Russian под- →Every word from Russian подмигну́ть →