Where does “подсвечивать” come from?

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

подсвечивать (Russian): to illuminate, to highlight from below or from the side

Definitions

  1. to illuminate, to highlight from below or from the side

Ancestry of “подсвечивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianподсвети́тьto illuminate, to highlight from below or from the side
2Russianпод-upwards; closer; adding
3Proto-Slavicpodъ-under-

Words derived from “подсвечивать”

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