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Where does “подня́ть” come from?

подня́ть (Russian) comes from Russian -ня́ть, from Proto-Slavic ęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ímtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.

Ancestry of “подня́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ня́ть—
2Proto-Slavicętito take
3Proto-Balto-Slavicímteito take
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute

Words derived from “подня́ть”

  • подняться
  • приподнять
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