Where does “заковывать” come from?

заковывать (Russian) comes from Russian закова́ть, from Russian кова́ть, from Proto-Slavic *kovàti.

заковывать (Russian): to shackle

Definitions

  1. to shackle

Ancestry of “заковывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзакова́тьto shackle
2Russianкова́тьto forge
3Proto-Slavic*kovàti—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *kovàti →Every word from Russian кова́ть →Every word from Russian закова́ть →
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