Where does “упитывать” come from?

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

упитывать (Russian): to fatten up

Definitions

  1. to fatten up

Ancestry of “упитывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianупита́тьto fatten up
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 упита́ть →