Where does “вкрадчиво” come from?
вкрадчиво (Russian) comes from Russian вкра́дчивый, from Russian вкрасться, from Russian кра́сться, from Russian -ся, from Old East Slavic сѧ, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
вкрадчиво (Russian): insinuatingly, ingratiatingly
Definitions
- insinuatingly, ingratiatingly
Ancestry of “вкрадчиво”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | вкра́дчивый | smarmy, ingratiating, insinuating, subtle |
| 2 | Russian | вкрасться | to steal in, to creep in, to slip in |
| 3 | Russian | кра́сться | to stalk, to prowl, to slink |
| 4 | Russian | -ся | Reflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and... |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | сѧ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | sę | oneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,... |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *sen | oneself |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |