Where does “помешивать” come from?

помешивать (Russian) comes from Russian меша́ть, from Old East Slavic мѣшати, from Proto-Slavic měšati — to stir, to mix.

помешивать (Russian): to stir slowly

Definitions

  1. to stir slowly

Ancestry of “помешивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмеша́тьto stir, to mix, to blend
2Old East Slavicмѣшатиto stir, to mix
3Proto-Slavicměšatito stir, to mix
Every word from Proto-Slavic měšati →Every word from Old East Slavic мѣшати →Every word from Russian меша́ть →