Where does “подшучивать” come from?
подшучивать (Russian) comes from Russian подшути́ть, from Russian под-, from Proto-Slavic podъ- — under-.
подшучивать (Russian): to laugh at, to mock, to make fun of; to play a...
Definitions
- to laugh at, to mock, to make fun of; to play a...
Ancestry of “подшучивать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | подшути́ть | — |
| 2 | Russian | под- | upwards; closer; adding |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | podъ- | under- |