Where does “завешивать” come from?

завешивать (Russian) comes from Russian заве́сить, from Russian за́-, from Proto-Slavic za- — for.

завешивать (Russian): to close (e.g. a window) by hanging something over it

Definitions

  1. to close (e.g. a window) by hanging something over it

Ancestry of “завешивать”, step by step

завешивать traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian заве́сить

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзаве́ситьto close (e.g. a window) by hanging something over it
2Russianза́-behind, beyond
3Proto-Slavicza-for

via Russian заве́шать

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзаве́шатьto cover
2Russianве́шатьto hang
3Proto-Slavicvěšati—
Every word from Proto-Slavic za- →Every word from Russian за́- →Every word from Russian заве́сить →