Where does “подтасовывать” come from?

подтасовывать (Russian) comes from Russian подтасова́ть, from Russian под-, from Proto-Slavic podъ- — under-.

подтасовывать (Russian): to deceptively shuffle; to manipulate/distort

Definitions

  1. to deceptively shuffle; to manipulate/distort

Ancestry of “подтасовывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianподтасова́тьto deceptively shuffle cards
2Russianпод-upwards; closer; adding
3Proto-Slavicpodъ-under-
Every word from Proto-Slavic podъ- →Every word from Russian под- →Every word from Russian подтасова́ть →
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