Where does “помчаться” come from?

помчаться (Russian) comes from Russian мча́ться, from Russian -ся, from Old East Slavic сѧ, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

помчаться (Russian): to scurry, to dash, to race, to tear along

Definitions

  1. to scurry, to dash, to race, to tear along

Ancestry of “помчаться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмча́тьсяto scurry, to dash, to race, to tear along
2Russian-сяReflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and...
3Old East Slavicсѧ—
4Proto-Slavicsęoneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,...
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*senoneself
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Russian -ся →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen →