Where does “заколдовывать” come from?

заколдовывать (Russian) comes from Russian заколдова́ть, from Russian за́-, from Proto-Slavic za- — for.

заколдовывать (Russian): to enchant, to bewitch, to cast a spell; to...

Definitions

  1. to enchant, to bewitch, to cast a spell; to...

Ancestry of “заколдовывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзаколдова́тьto enchant, to bewitch, to cast a spell (on)
2Russianза́-behind, beyond
3Proto-Slavicza-for
Every word from Proto-Slavic za- →Every word from Russian за́- →Every word from Russian заколдова́ть →