Where does “подчерпывать” come from?

подчерпывать (Russian) comes from Russian подчерпну́ть, from Russian под-, from Proto-Slavic podъ- — under-.

подчерпывать (Russian): to scoop up, to scoop a little

Definitions

  1. to scoop up, to scoop a little

Ancestry of “подчерпывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianподчерпну́тьto scoop up, to scoop a little
2Russianпод-upwards; closer; adding
3Proto-Slavicpodъ-under-
Every word from Proto-Slavic podъ- →Every word from Russian под- →Every word from Russian подчерпну́ть →