Where does “підкріпити” come from?

підкріпити (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian під-, from Proto-Slavic podъ- — under-.

підкріпити (Ukrainian): to reinforce, to strengthen make stronger

Definitions

  1. to reinforce, to strengthen make stronger

Ancestry of “підкріпити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianпід-upwards describing an action of moving from the bottom up
2Proto-Slavicpodъ-under-
Every word from Proto-Slavic podъ- →Every word from Ukrainian під- →