Where does “загаживать” come from?

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

загаживать (Russian): to soil, to pollute

Definitions

  1. to soil, to pollute

Ancestry of “загаживать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзага́дитьto soil, to pollute
2Russianза́-behind, beyond
3Proto-Slavicza-for
Every word from Proto-Slavic za- →Every word from Russian за́- →Every word from Russian зага́дить →