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