Where does “заглядывать” come from?

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

заглядывать (Russian): to glance (at), to peep (in), to look (into), to have a look (at)

Definitions

  1. to glance (at), to peep (in), to look (into), to have a look (at)

Ancestry of “заглядывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзаглянутьto glance (at), to peep (in), to look (into), to have a look (at)
2Russianза́-behind, beyond
3Proto-Slavicza-for
Every word from Proto-Slavic za- →Every word from Russian за́- →Every word from Russian заглянуть →