Where does “Navalny” come from?
Navalny (English) comes from Russian нава́льный, from Russian навали́ть, from Russian на-, from Proto-Slavic na, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
Ancestry of “Navalny”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | нава́льный | bulk; in bulk |
| 2 | Russian | навали́ть | to put (on), to heap up (on), to pile (on) |
| 3 | Russian | на- | onto, upon; to repletion, to satiation, to the... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | na | on; concerning; onto |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |