Where does “заматывать” come from?

заматывать (Russian) comes from Russian замота́ть, from Russian мота́ть, from Proto-Slavic motati — to wind.

заматывать (Russian): to roll up, to fold up

Definitions

  1. to roll up, to fold up

Ancestry of “заматывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзамота́тьto roll up, to fold up
2Russianмота́тьto reel, wind, squander
3Proto-Slavicmotatito wind
Every word from Proto-Slavic motati →Every word from Russian мота́ть →Every word from Russian замота́ть →