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Where does “залаять” come from?

залаять (Russian) comes from Russian ла́ять, from Old East Slavic лаꙗти, from Proto-Slavic làjati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

залаять (Russian): to begin to bark, to give tongue

Definitions

  1. to begin to bark, to give tongue

Ancestry of “залаять”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianла́ять—
2Old East Slavicлаꙗтиto bark, to scold
3Proto-Slaviclàjatito bark
4Proto-Balto-Slaviclā́ˀteito bark
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
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