Where does “подёрнуть” come from?
подёрнуть (Russian) comes from Russian дёрнуть, from Proto-Slavic dьrnǫti — to comb; to pull off, to tug, to yank.
подёрнуть (Russian): to cover, to coat; to envelop
Definitions
- to cover, to coat; to envelop
Ancestry of “подёрнуть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | дёрнуть | to pull, to tug; to pull out; to twitch, to... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dьrnǫti | to comb; to pull off, to tug, to yank |