Where does “зажигательный” come from?
зажигательный (Russian) comes from Russian зажига́ть, from Russian за́-, from Proto-Slavic za- — for.
зажигательный (Russian): incendiary; inflammatory
Ancestry of “зажигательный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | зажига́ть | to ignite, to set fire |
| 2 | Russian | за́- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | za- | for |