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Where does “приостановиться” come from?

приостановиться (Russian) comes from Russian приостанови́ть, 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.

приостановиться (Russian): to halt, to come to a halt, to pause; passive of...

Definitions

  1. to halt, to come to a halt, to pause; passive of...

Ancestry of “приостановиться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianприостанови́ть—
2Russianпри-arrival; attachment, on; adding to
3Russianприin the presence of; in the time of; at, by
4Proto-Slavicprinext to, by, at; with; to
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpreiat, with
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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