Where does “улавливать” come from?

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

улавливать (Russian): to detect, to catch, to perceive

Definitions

  1. to detect, to catch, to perceive

Ancestry of “улавливать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianулови́тьto detect, to catch, to perceive
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 улови́ть →
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