Where does “підшто́вхувати” come from?
підшто́вхувати (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian підштовхну́ти, from Ukrainian під-, from Proto-Slavic podъ- — under-.
підшто́вхувати (Ukrainian): to nudge, to prod, to push
Definitions
- to nudge, to prod, to push
Ancestry of “підшто́вхувати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | підштовхну́ти | to nudge, to prod, to push |
| 2 | Ukrainian | під- | upwards describing an action of moving from the bottom up |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | podъ- | under- |