Where does “замарывать” come from?

замарывать (Russian) comes from Russian замара́ть, from Russian мара́ть, from Proto-Slavic marati, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

замарывать (Russian): to soil, to dirty, to pollute

Definitions

  1. to soil, to dirty, to pollute

Ancestry of “замарывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзамара́тьto soil, to dirty, to pollute
2Russianмара́тьto soil, to stain, to dirty, to smut
3Proto-Slavicmaratito stain, to sully; to dirty
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Slavic marati →Every word from Russian мара́ть →