Where does “закупоривать” come from?

закупоривать (Russian) comes from Russian заку́порить, from Russian за́-, from Proto-Slavic za- — for.

закупоривать (Russian): to plug, to cork, to clog; to block; to strand

Definitions

  1. to plug, to cork, to clog; to block; to strand

Ancestry of “закупоривать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзаку́поритьto plug, to cork, to clog
2Russianза́-behind, beyond
3Proto-Slavicza-for
Every word from Proto-Slavic za- →Every word from Russian за́- →Every word from Russian заку́порить →
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