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Where does “присваивать” come from?

присваивать (Russian) comes from Russian присво́ить, 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.

присваивать (Russian): to appropriate; to claim or use something as...

Definitions

  1. to appropriate; to claim or use something as...

Ancestry of “присваивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianприсво́ить—
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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