Where does “увешивать” come from?

увешивать (Russian) comes from Russian уве́шать, from Russian у-, from Proto-Slavic u- — away.

увешивать (Russian): to hang

Definitions

  1. to hang

Ancestry of “увешивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianуве́шатьto hang (with)
2Russianу-away; with a more concrete purpose
3Proto-Slavicu-away
Every word from Proto-Slavic u- →Every word from Russian у- →Every word from Russian уве́шать →
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