Where does “підсилювати” come from?
підсилювати (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian підси́лити, from Ukrainian сила, from Proto-Slavic sila, from Proto-Balto-Slavic séiˀlāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂i-l-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.
підсилювати (Ukrainian): to strengthen, to make stronger, to reinforce
Definitions
- to strengthen, to make stronger, to reinforce
Ancestry of “підсилювати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | підси́лити | to strengthen, to make stronger, reinforce |
| 2 | Ukrainian | сила | force; strength |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sila | strength, force |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | séiˀlāˀ | strength, force; soul |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂i-l-eh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |