Where does “поплакать” come from?

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

поплакать (Russian): to cry/weep (for a while, a little), to shed a few tears, to have a cry

Definitions

  1. to cry/weep (for a while, a little), to shed a few tears, to have a cry

Ancestry of “поплакать”, step by step

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