Where does “помахать” come from?

помахать (Russian) comes from Russian маха́ть, from Proto-Slavic māxàti — to wave.

помахать (Russian): to wave, to flap, to fling, to brandish

Definitions

  1. to wave, to flap, to fling, to brandish

Ancestry of “помахать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмаха́тьto wave, to flap, to fling, to brandish
2Proto-Slavicmāxàtito wave
Every word from Proto-Slavic māxàti →Every word from Russian маха́ть →