Where does “пододвигать” come from?

пододвигать (Russian) comes from Russian пододви́нуть, from Russian дви́нуть, from Proto-Slavic dvignǫti, from Proto-Slavic dvigati, from Proto-Slavic d(ъ)vigъ, from Proto-Slavic d(ъ)va — 2.

пододвигать (Russian): to push up (to), to move closer

Definitions

  1. to push up (to), to move closer

Ancestry of “пододвигать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпододви́нутьto push up (to), to move closer
2Russianдви́нутьto move, to set going
3Proto-Slavicdvignǫtito lift, raise
4Proto-Slavicdvigatito raise, lift, move up
5Proto-Slavicd(ъ)vigъbranching, buttress serving as lever
6Proto-Slavicd(ъ)va2
Every word from Proto-Slavic d(ъ)va →Every word from Proto-Slavic d(ъ)vigъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic dvigati →
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