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Where does “закидать” come from?

закидать (Russian) comes from Russian кида́ть, from Proto-Slavic kydati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kūˀdā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

Ancestry of “закидать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкида́тьid; to throw, cast, fling, toss, shoot; to throw,...
2Proto-Slavickydatito throw, to fling
3Proto-Balto-Slavickūˀdā́ˀtei—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
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