Where does “заклинивать” come from?

заклинивать (Russian) comes from Russian закли́нить, from Russian за́-, from Proto-Slavic za- — for.

заклинивать (Russian): to jam; to wedge

Definitions

  1. to jam; to wedge

Ancestry of “заклинивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзакли́нитьto jam
2Russianза́-behind, beyond
3Proto-Slavicza-for
Every word from Proto-Slavic za- →Every word from Russian за́- →Every word from Russian закли́нить →