Where does “завывать” come from?
завывать (Russian) comes from Russian завы́ть, from Russian выть, from Russian булат, from Persian پولاد, from Middle Persian pwlʾpt'.
Ancestry of “завывать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | завы́ть | — |
| 2 | Russian | выть | to howl; to wail |
| 3 | Russian | булат | bulat, wootz steel, Damascus steel; sword, blade |
| 4 | Persian | پولاد | steel |
| 5 | Middle Persian | pwlʾpt' | — |
Words derived from “завывать”