Where does “заколачивать” come from?

заколачивать (Russian) comes from Russian заколоти́ть, from Russian колоти́ть, from Proto-Slavic kōltìti — to shake, to strike.

заколачивать (Russian): to hammer in; to nail, to fasten with nails, to...

Definitions

  1. to hammer in; to nail, to fasten with nails, to...

Ancestry of “заколачивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзаколоти́тьto hammer in
2Russianколоти́тьto knock, to strike, to bang
3Proto-Slavickōltìtito shake, to strike
Every word from Proto-Slavic kōltìti →Every word from Russian колоти́ть →Every word from Russian заколоти́ть →