Where does “упускать” come from?

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

упускать (Russian): to let go, to let slip

Definitions

  1. to let go, to let slip

Ancestry of “упускать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianу-away; with a more concrete purpose
2Proto-Slavicu-away
Every word from Proto-Slavic u- →Every word from Russian у- →