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Where does “посвистать” come from?

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

посвистать (Russian): Alternative form of посвисте́ть

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of посвисте́ть

Ancestry of “посвистать”, step by step

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