Where does “ухва́тывать” come from?

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

ухва́тывать (Russian): to catch, to lay hold of, to grasp

Definitions

  1. to catch, to lay hold of, to grasp

Ancestry of “ухва́тывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianухвати́тьto catch, to lay hold of, to grasp
2Russianу-away; with a more concrete purpose
3Proto-Slavicu-away

Words derived from “ухва́тывать”

Every word from Proto-Slavic u- →Every word from Russian у- →Every word from Russian ухвати́ть →