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Where does “стращать” come from?

стращать (Russian) comes from Russian -а́ть, from Proto-Slavic -ati, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

стращать (Russian): to frighten, to scare, to intimidate; to browbeat

Definitions

  1. to frighten, to scare, to intimidate; to browbeat

Ancestry of “стращать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-а́ть—
2Proto-Slavic-atiFrom imperfective verbs, forming...
3Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

Words derived from “стращать”

  • острастка
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