Where does “завилять” come from?

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

завилять (Russian): to start wagging

Definitions

  1. to start wagging

Ancestry of “завилять”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianза́-behind, beyond
2Proto-Slavicza-for
Every word from Proto-Slavic za- →Every word from Russian за́- →