Where does “заляпывать” come from?
заляпывать (Russian) comes from Russian заля́пать, from Russian ля́пать, from Latin lāpsus, from Latin lābor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb, from Proto-Uralic luwe — fox.
заляпывать (Russian): to slap, to splotch, to daub
Definitions
- to slap, to splotch, to daub
Ancestry of “заляпывать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | заля́пать | to slap, to splotch, to daub (paint on something) |
| 2 | Russian | ля́пать | to make hastily, to throw together |
| 3 | Latin | lāpsus | gliding, sliding, slipping, falling |
| 4 | Latin | lābor | work |
| 5 | Old Latin | labos | — |
| 6 | Romanian | labă | palm; paw |
| 7 | Hungarian | láb | leg; foot; support, stand |
| 8 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |