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Where does “поплевать” come from?

поплевать (Russian) comes from Russian плева́ть, from Proto-Slavic pľьvati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- — to spit, vomit.

поплевать (Russian): to spit several times; to spit for awhile

Definitions

  1. to spit several times; to spit for awhile

Ancestry of “поплевать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianплева́ть—
2Proto-Slavicpľьvatito spit
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ptyēw-to spit, vomit
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