Where does “забрызгивать” come from?

забрызгивать (Russian) comes from Russian забры́згать, from Russian за́-, from Proto-Slavic za- — for.

забрызгивать (Russian): to sprinkle; to spray

Definitions

  1. to sprinkle; to spray

Ancestry of “забрызгивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзабры́згатьto begin to splatter, to begin to splash
2Russianза́-behind, beyond
3Proto-Slavicza-for
Every word from Proto-Slavic za- →Every word from Russian за́- →Every word from Russian забры́згать →