Where does “obściskiwać” come from?

obściskiwać (Polish) comes from Polish obściskać, from Polish ob-, from Old Polish ob-, from Proto-Slavic o(b)- — over.

obściskiwać (Polish): to hug many times; to hug many people

Definitions

  1. to hug many times; to hug many people

Ancestry of “obściskiwać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishobściskaćto hug many times; to hug many people
2Polishob-prefix added to verbs for the aspect of space -...
3Old Polishob-prefix added to verbs to mean surrounding, around
4Proto-Slavico(b)-over
Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b)-Every word from Polish ob-Every word from Old Polish ob-