Where does “ухватывать” come from?
ухватывать (Russian) comes from Russian ухвати́ть, from Russian у-, from Proto-Slavic u- — away.
Ancestry of “ухватывать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | ухвати́ть | — |
| 2 | Russian | у- | away; with a more concrete purpose |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | u- | away |
Words derived from “ухватывать”