Where does “уцепи́ть” come from?

уцепи́ть (Russian) comes from Russian у, from Old East Slavic у, from Proto-Slavic u, from Proto-Balto-Slavic au, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

уцепи́ть (Russian): to grab

Definitions

  1. to grab

Ancestry of “уцепи́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianуWu language
2Old East Slavicуat
3Proto-Slavicuat, near, by
4Proto-Balto-Slavicau—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

Words derived from “уцепи́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic au →