Where does “подпили́ть” come from?

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

подпили́ть (Russian): to shorten by sawing

Definitions

  1. to shorten by sawing

Ancestry of “подпили́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпод-upwards; closer; adding
2Proto-Slavicpodъ-under-

Words derived from “подпили́ть”

Every word from Proto-Slavic podъ- →Every word from Russian под- →