Where does “заливать” come from?
заливать (Russian) comes from Russian зали́ть, from Russian ли́ть, from Proto-Slavic liti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic leˀi-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
заливать (Russian): to flood; to fill up; to pour on, to spill
Definitions
- to flood; to fill up; to pour on, to spill
Ancestry of “заливать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | зали́ть | — |
| 2 | Russian | ли́ть | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | liti | to pour |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | leˀi- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |