Where does “заехать” come from?

заехать (Russian) comes from Russian е́хать, from Proto-Slavic ěxati, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

заехать (Russian): to call in on the way; to drive into

Definitions

  1. to call in on the way; to drive into

Ancestry of “заехать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianе́хатьto go
2Proto-Slavicěxatito travel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ěxati →Every word from Russian е́хать →