Where does “уцепиться” come from?

уцепиться (Russian) comes from Russian уцепи́ть, 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.

уцепиться (Russian): to catch/lay hold (of), to seize (on), to grasp (at)

Definitions

  1. to catch/lay hold (of), to seize (on), to grasp (at)

Ancestry of “уцепиться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianуцепи́тьto grab
2RussianуWu language
3Old East Slavicуat
4Proto-Slavicuat, near, by
5Proto-Balto-Slavicau—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic au →