Where does “услуживать” come from?

услуживать (Russian) comes from Russian услужи́ть, from Russian служи́ть, from Old East Slavic служити, from Proto-Slavic *služìti — to serve.

услуживать (Russian): to do/render a service, to do a good turn; to...

Definitions

  1. to do/render a service, to do a good turn; to...

Ancestry of “услуживать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianуслужи́тьto do/render a service, to do a good turn
2Russianслужи́тьto serve
3Old East Slavicслужити—
4Proto-Slavic*služìtito serve
Every word from Proto-Slavic *služìti →Every word from Old East Slavic служити →Every word from Russian служи́ть →