Where does “помахивать” come from?

помахивать (Russian) comes from Russian по́-, from Russian -бира́ть.

помахивать (Russian): to wave, to whisk, to swing, to wag

Definitions

  1. to wave, to whisk, to swing, to wag

Ancestry of “помахивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпо́-perfective aspect
2Russian-бира́ть—
Every word from Russian -бира́ть →Every word from Russian по́- →