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Where does “подтверждаться” come from?

подтверждаться (Russian) comes from Russian подтвержда́ть, from Russian подтверди́ть, from Russian твёрдый, from Old East Slavic твьрдъ, from Proto-Slavic tvьrdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *twírˀtas, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

подтверждаться (Russian): to prove true, to be confirmed; passive of...

Definitions

  1. to prove true, to be confirmed; passive of...

Ancestry of “подтверждаться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianподтвержда́ть—
2Russianподтверди́ть—
3Russianтвёрдыйhard, solid; firm; steadfast, steady
4Old East Slavicтвьрдъ—
5Proto-Slavictvьrdъhard, firm, solid
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*twírˀtas—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir
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