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Where does “поскакать” come from?

поскакать (Russian) comes from Russian скака́ть, from Proto-Slavic skakati, from Proto-Slavic -ati, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

поскакать (Russian): to gallop away; to hop away

Definitions

  1. to gallop away; to hop away

Ancestry of “поскакать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianскака́тьto jump; to hop, to jump
2Proto-Slavicskakatito hop, to leap
3Proto-Slavic-atiFrom imperfective verbs, forming...
4Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
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