Where does “подхватывать” come from?

подхватывать (Russian) comes from Russian подхвати́ть, from Russian под-, from Proto-Slavic podъ- — under-.

подхватывать (Russian): to catch (up), to pick up, to grasp, to snatch

Definitions

  1. to catch (up), to pick up, to grasp, to snatch

Ancestry of “подхватывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianподхвати́тьto catch (up), to pick up, to grasp, to snatch
2Russianпод-upwards; closer; adding
3Proto-Slavicpodъ-under-
Every word from Proto-Slavic podъ- →Every word from Russian под- →Every word from Russian подхвати́ть →