Where does “замора́чивать” come from?

замора́чивать (Russian) comes from Russian заморо́чить, from Russian моро́чить, from Proto-Slavic *morčiti, from Proto-Slavic morkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *markas, from Proto-Indo-European mergʷ- — dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark.

замора́чивать (Russian): to mislead, to fool, to confuse

Definitions

  1. to mislead, to fool, to confuse

Ancestry of “замора́чивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзаморо́читьto mislead, to fool, to confuse
2Russianморо́читьto fool, to trick, to dupe, to pull the wool over someone's eyes
3Proto-Slavic*morčitito darken
4Proto-Slavicmorkъdarkness
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*markas
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmergʷ-dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark

Words derived from “замора́чивать

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mergʷ-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *markasEvery word from Proto-Slavic morkъ