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Where does “проши́вка” come from?

проши́вка (Russian) comes from Russian прошивать, from Russian проши́ть, 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.

Ancestry of “проши́вка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпрошиватьto stitch, to sew; to riddle; to broach
2Russianпроши́ть—
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

Words derived from “проши́вка”

  • պռաշիվկա
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