Where does “подстёгивать” come from?
подстёгивать (Russian) comes from Russian подстегну́ть, from Russian стегну́ть, from Russian -ну́ть, from Proto-Slavic -nǫti.
подстёгивать (Russian): to fasten, to clip something to something, usually from below or from the side
Definitions
- to fasten, to clip something to something, usually from below or from the side
Ancestry of “подстёгивать”, step by step
подстёгивать traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian подстегну́ть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | подстегну́ть | to fasten, to clip something to something, usually from below or from the side |
| 2 | Russian | стегну́ть | to whip, to lash, to flog once |
| 3 | Russian | -ну́ть | suffix used to create primary |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -nǫti | — |
via Russian подстега́ть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | подстега́ть | to hem a quilted lining under (something) |
| 2 | Russian | под- | upwards; closer; adding |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | podъ- | under- |