Where does “удержа́ть” come from?

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

удержа́ть (Russian): to retain, to hold, to withhold

Definitions

  1. to retain, to hold, to withhold

Ancestry of “удержа́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianу-away; with a more concrete purpose
2Proto-Slavicu-away

Words derived from “удержа́ть”

Every word from Proto-Slavic u- →Every word from Russian у- →