Where does “прибавля́ть” come from?
прибавля́ть (Russian) comes from Russian приба́вить, from Russian при-, from Russian при, from Proto-Slavic pri, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prei, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
прибавля́ть (Russian): to add to perform the arithmetical operation of addition
Definitions
- to add to perform the arithmetical operation of addition
Ancestry of “прибавля́ть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | приба́вить | to add to perform the arithmetical operation of addition |
| 2 | Russian | при- | arrival; attachment, on; adding to |
| 3 | Russian | при | in the presence of; in the time of; at, by |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | pri | next to, by, at; with; to |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | prei | at, with |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |