Where does “подстраховывать” come from?
подстраховывать (Russian) comes from Russian подстрахова́ть, from Russian страхова́ть, from Russian страх, from Proto-Slavic straxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic strākš-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg- — rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong.
подстраховывать (Russian): to secure; to insure; to stand by, to spot (in sports)
Definitions
- to secure; to insure; to stand by, to spot (in sports)
Ancestry of “подстраховывать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | подстрахова́ть | to secure; to insure; to stand by, to spot (in sports) |
| 2 | Russian | страхова́ть | to insure to provide for compensation if some risk occurs |
| 3 | Russian | страх | fear; risk, peril; awfully |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | straxъ | fear, terror |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | strākš- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)treg- | rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong |