Where does “підривати” come from?

підривати (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian під, from Proto-Slavic pǫdъ, from Old Norse pund, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

підривати (Ukrainian): to blow up, to blast, to detonate, to explode

Definitions

  1. to blow up, to blast, to detonate, to explode

Ancestry of “підривати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianпідunder
2Proto-Slavicpǫdъunder, below, beneath (stationary)
3Old Norsepund—
4Proto-Germanicpundąpound
5Latinpondusweight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a...
6Proto-Italicpondos—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pénd-os—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os →Every word from Proto-Italic pondos →
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