Where does “подсматривать” come from?

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

подсматривать (Russian): to peep, to spy, to pry

Definitions

  1. to peep, to spy, to pry

Ancestry of “подсматривать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianподсмотре́тьto peep, to spy, to pry
2Russianпод-upwards; closer; adding
3Proto-Slavicpodъ-under-
Every word from Proto-Slavic podъ- →Every word from Russian под- →Every word from Russian подсмотре́ть →
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