Where does “увешивать” come from?
увешивать (Russian) comes from Russian уве́шать, from Russian у-, from Proto-Slavic u- — away.
увешивать (Russian): to hang
Ancestry of “увешивать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | уве́шать | — |
| 2 | Russian | у- | away; with a more concrete purpose |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | u- | away |