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Where does “проговариваться” come from?

проговариваться (Russian) comes from Russian прогова́ривать, from Russian проговори́ть, from Russian про́-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

проговариваться (Russian): to let out a secret, to blab , to let the cat out...

Definitions

  1. to let out a secret, to blab , to let the cat out...

Ancestry of “проговариваться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпрогова́ривать—
2Russianпроговори́ть—
3Russianпро́-—
4Proto-Slavicpro-—
5Proto-Slavic*pro—
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*pra—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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