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Where does “поколебать” come from?

поколебать (Russian) comes from Russian колеба́ть, from Old East Slavic колѣбати, from Proto-Slavic kolěbati.

поколебать (Russian): to rock, to shake; to shake

Definitions

  1. to rock, to shake; to shake

Ancestry of “поколебать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianколеба́ть—
2Old East Slavicколѣбати—
3Proto-Slavickolěbati—
Every word from Proto-Slavic kolěbati →