Where does “упереться” come from?
упереться (Russian) comes from Russian упере́ть, from Russian пере́ть, from Proto-Slavic perti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic per-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
упереться (Russian): to rest (against), to set (against)
Definitions
- to rest (against), to set (against)
Ancestry of “упереться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | упере́ть | to rest (against), to set (against), to lean (against) |
| 2 | Russian | пере́ть | to move, to travel; to carry, move, trudge; push... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | perti | to push, to press; to oppose |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | per- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |