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Where does “хвата́ть” come from?

хвата́ть (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic хватати, from Proto-Slavic xvatati, from Proto-Slavic -ati, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

хвата́ть (Russian): to grasp

Definitions

  1. to grasp

Ancestry of “хвата́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicхватати—
2Proto-Slavicxvatatito grasp, catch, grab
3Proto-Slavic-atiFrom imperfective verbs, forming...
4Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

Words derived from “хвата́ть”

  • хватка
  • отхватать
  • перехватать
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti →