Where does “подставлять” come from?

подставлять (Russian) comes from Russian подста́вить, from Russian ста́вить, from Old East Slavic ставити, from Proto-Slavic stàviti — to place, put.

подставлять (Russian): to place under; to place near; to hold up to, to...

Definitions

  1. to place under; to place near; to hold up to, to...

Ancestry of “подставлять”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianподста́витьto place
2Russianста́витьto place
3Old East Slavicставити
4Proto-Slavicstàvitito place, put
Every word from Proto-Slavic stàvitiEvery word from Old East Slavic ставитиEvery word from Russian ста́вить