Where does “заквашивать” come from?

заквашивать (Russian) comes from Russian заква́сить, from Russian за́-, from Proto-Slavic za- — for.

заквашивать (Russian): to ferment, to leaven

Definitions

  1. to ferment, to leaven

Ancestry of “заквашивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзаква́ситьto ferment, to leaven
2Russianза́-behind, beyond
3Proto-Slavicza-for
Every word from Proto-Slavic za- →Every word from Russian за́- →Every word from Russian заква́сить →